Port Washington in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Historical Sites Around Manhasset Bay
Many can be seen from the Town Dock
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
1. Historical Sites Around Manhasset Bay Marker
Manhasset Bay
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Key
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1. Bayview Colony
2. The Anchorage
3. A. and B. Marshall Shipyard
4. The Mertz Building
5. Bradley Hotel
6. The Main Street School
7. John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Shell
8. The Bird House
9. Baxter Homestead
10. Dodge Homestead
11. The Mill Pond Model Yacht Club
12. J. Cornwall Grist Mill
13. Isaac Smith Boat Yard
14. Cock's Grist Mill
15. Manhasset Bay Sportsmen's Club
16. Manorhaven Park
17. The Old Ferry Dock
18. John Cornwall Homesteead
19. Sands Point Bath Club
20. John Philip Sousa Residence
21. The Sands Family Homesteads
22. The Sands Point Lighthouse
23. Hearst Castle
Erected by Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society & the Town of North Hempstead.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list.
Location. 40° 49.896′ N, 73° 42.12′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Port Washington, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and
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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 location: Port Washington / The Way We Worked / Manhasset BayWalk (within shouting distance of this marker); First Commercial Survey Flight Across the Atlantic (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gay Pearsall (about 300 feet away); Port Washington Korean War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Frank Plant McCreery (about 500 feet away); Port Washington Vietnam War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Port Washington World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away); Pvt. John Michael Marino (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Washington.
More about this marker. The marker shows severe weathering, making almost all of the text unreadable.
Also see . . . Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. (Submitted on November 9, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
2. Historical Sites Around Manhasset Bay Marker
The text of the marker is mostly unreadable.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
3. Historical Sites Around Manhasset Bay Marker
A map of Manhasset Bay and the Cow Neck Peninsula.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 18, 2025
4. Historical Sites Around Manhasset Bay Marker
A map of greater Port Washington and the area around the Town Dock.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 1, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A transcription of the text on the marker. • Can you help?
