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Huntington in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Site of Sweet Hollow School

 
 
Site of Sweet Hollow School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jordan Romano, April 8, 2020
1. Site of Sweet Hollow School Marker
Inscription. "Given By Samuel Nostrand in 1779 for the Purpose of Building a School House"
 
Erected 1977 by Huntington Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkColonial EraEducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
 
Location. 40° 47.669′ N, 73° 25.261′ W. Marker is in Huntington, New York, in Suffolk County. Marker is on Sweet Hollow Road north of Old Country Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 498 Sweet Hollow Road, Huntington NY 11743, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Country Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walt Whitman (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mountain Mist Spring (approx. 1.7 miles away); Home of John Whitman (approx. 1.7 miles away); Peace and Plenty Inn (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nathaniel Whitman (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Stone Fort (approx. 1.8 miles away); West Hills School (approx. 1.9 miles away).
 
More about this marker. The marker is located in Melville Cemetery.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 56 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 8, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
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