Huntington in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Applecroft
Photographed by Jordan Romano, March 19, 2022
1. Applecroft Marker
Home of Christine Frederick, economist & efficiency expert. Conducted experiments here to standardize household tasks, ca. 1920.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 882.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 40° 51.267′ N, 73° 21.227′ W. Marker is in Huntington, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Cuba Hill Road 0.1 miles east of Manor Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 142 Cuba Hill Rd, Huntington NY 11743, 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: Oaks Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dedicated to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pickle Works (approx. one mile away); Fay Kellogg (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Deans (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Field (approx. 1.2 miles away); Harborfields Public Library (approx. 1.3 miles away); J. Gardiner Farm (approx. 1.4 miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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