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East Northport Library

In Memory of Frank G. Becher

 
 
East Northport Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
1. East Northport Library Marker
Inscription.
Site of Claypits Union Free
Common School – District No. 9
Built – 1893; School enlarged – 1924;
Converted to library – 1940;
Burned in 1945. New libraries
Built in 1949 and 1997.

In memory of
Frank Becher

 
Erected 1999 by East Northport Chamber of Commerce.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
 
Location. 40° 52.68′ N, 73° 19.496′ W. Marker is in East Northport, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Larkfield Road and 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Larkfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport NY 11731, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Northport Farmers Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Larkfield Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soper (Later Rothman) Pickle Works 1892-1961 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trolley Stop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Northport Railroad Station (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Mabel F. Carrl Farmhouse
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Joseph Buffet (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Northport.
 
East Northport Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
2. East Northport Library Marker
Marker on Larkfield Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
3. Marker on Larkfield Road
East Northport Library image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
4. East Northport Library
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 862 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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