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

"Cantiag Woods"

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 3, 2022

1. "Cantiag Woods" Marker

Inscription.
Northwest corner of land conveyed by Indian deed to Robert Williams 1648 Rock placed as town boundary marker 1745

Erected 1952 by Sate Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 40° 45.906′ N, 73° 33.043′ W. Marker is in Hicksville, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Cantiague Lane and W John Street, on the right when traveling south on Cantiague Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hicksville NY 11801, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Goldberg Eagle (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westbury African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library (approx. 1.8 miles away); Westbury Friends Meeting House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Long Island Motor Parkway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Westbury World War II Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Westbury World War I Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 3, 2022

2. "Cantiag Woods" Marker

"Cantiag Woods" Marker and Boundary Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Kirch, June 3, 2022

3. "Cantiag Woods" Marker and Boundary Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Christopher Kirch of Massapequa, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.