Rocky Point in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Photographed by Sally Morrison, May 30, 2024
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Free African Americans
Free African Americans Owned
and Developed Land by 1790.
Davis, Jessup, Lyman, Sells,
Phillips, Prince, and Miller
Families among Early Settlers.
Erected 2013 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 40° 56.698′ N, 72° 57.318′ W. Marker is in Rocky Point, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Rt. 25A (New York State Route 25A) west of Brookhaven Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rocky Point NY 11778, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marconi (approx. 0.9 miles away); Josiah Woodhull House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Harness Track (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bicycle Path (approx. 4.9 miles away); George Washington (approx. 5.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Port Jefferson (approx. 5.8 miles away); Delivered Afloat in the Harbor (approx. 5.9 miles away); Bayles Chandlery (approx. 5.9 miles away).
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Photographed by Sally Morrison, May 30, 2024
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Free African Americans
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 30, 2024, by Sally Morrison of Rocky Point, New York. 2. submitted on April 17, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. 3. submitted on May 30, 2024, by Sally Morrison of Rocky Point, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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