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Islip in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Whale Shark

 
 
Whale Shark Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2017
1. Whale Shark Marker
Inscription.
Largest in North America
31'5". Captured off F.I.
by Schaper Bros, Islip
8/9/1935. On display at
W.K. Vanderbilt Museum.

 
Erected by Historical Society of Islip Hamlet.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsSports. A significant historical date for this entry is August 9, 1935.
 
Location. 40° 43.674′ N, 73° 13.49′ W. Marker is in Islip, New York, in Suffolk County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Montauk Highway) and Degnon Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Main Street (Montauk Highway). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 Main St, Islip NY 11751, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Old Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Doxsee Clam Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); Doxsee Clams (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Early Schools (approx. half a mile away); Captain James Berry (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islip.
 
More about this marker. The "F.I." referred to on the marker is Fire Island.
 
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1. Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium. Website homepage (Submitted on November 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Whale Shark Historic Marker. Historical Society of Islip website entry:
Why all the excitement? There are plenty of reasons....In the first place, the whale shark is very rare, especially this particular species, the rhineodon. Up to that time, only 80 (of all the different species combined) had ever been recorded, so any time one is caught, it's an event. Secondly, this one was the second largest ever found at 31 feet, 5 inches. The next amazing thing is that the whale shark is a fish of tropical (very warm) waters. No whale shark anywhere in the world had even come close to swimming this far north. (Submitted on December 2, 2017.) 
 
Additional keywords. fishing sportfishing
 
Whale Shark at the Vanderbilt Museum image. Click for full size.
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2. Whale Shark at the Vanderbilt Museum
Whale Shark Marker - Wide View, Looking West on Montauk Highway image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2017
3. Whale Shark Marker - Wide View, Looking West on Montauk Highway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 2, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.   2. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on December 2, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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