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Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Starch Works

 
 
Starch Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano
1. Starch Works Marker
Inscription. Located Here 1855. Largest Corn Starch Manufacturing Plant In The World Building Destroyed In The Great Fire of 1906
 
Erected 1967 by City of Glen Cove.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureDisastersIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 40° 51.691′ N, 73° 38.053′ W. Marker is in Glen Cove, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Glen Cove Avenue and Charles Street, on the left when traveling north on Glen Cove Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Cove NY 11542, 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 walking distance of this marker: Saw Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Justice Court Building (approx. half a mile away); Liberty Pole (approx. half a mile away); Polish American Freedom Fighters (approx. half a mile away); Glen Cove WWII Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Cove.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on January 7, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 7, 2026