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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nassau County, New York
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| | While most families have a pet or two, the Roosevelt family nearly had a zoo. At various times they had dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, snakes, flying squirrels, kangaroo rats, birds, a bear cub, and a badger. The death of a pet meant a funeral . . . — — Map (db m90403) HM |
| | This building was used to store firewood and tools which were indispensable for keeping the farm and equipment in good repair. — — Map (db m43081) HM |
| | George Washington rested here on April 23/24, 1790 while on his Long Island tour. — — Map (db m42771) HM |
| | Gravesites of early
settlers buried from 1737
to 1892 including the
Onderdonk, Hegeman, Dodge,
Rapelje and Schenck families. — — Map (db m132689) HM |
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Presented to the
Village of
Rockville Centre
through Rockville
Centre Council No 8
D.of.L by the War Dept
30 Pdr Parrott Gun
Weight 3475 Lbs
Did good service during
the Civil War on
Gun Boat Neptune
Mounted May . . . — — Map (db m114798) HM |
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This is the
Anvil
over which the
first mass
was offered
in Rockville Centre
in the summer of
1887
in the blacksmith shop
of Mr. Walter Johnson
on Centre Avenue
Donated by Mr. Frank Calitri
in memory of
J. J. . . . — — Map (db m121014) HM |
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In honor of those from
Rockville Centre
who made the supreme sacrifice
1917 in the World War 1919
Killed in Action
Harold Fiske · Louis Langdon · Joseph Murphy · James Donato · Robert Harrison · Winona Martin · Reginald Rinder . . . — — Map (db m114756) WM |
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1887 First mass celebrated
1904 First church erected
1935 Present church built
1957 Diocese of RVC est.
1981 Cathedral renovated — — Map (db m114805) HM |
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Opened February 20, 1892
First public high school
on South Shore of L.I.
R.V.C. Village Hall 1924
Renovated 1978 — — Map (db m114684) HM |
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World War II
In Memoriam
Rev. Jerome Kobel, O.F.M., Cap., Lt., U.S.N.R.
Sgt. Thomas G. Cain · S/Sgt. Samuel J. Casella · Lt. William L. Chambers, Jr. · Lt. Edward C. Digan · Lt. John G. Dwyer · Lt. John J. Eichmann · Lt. James R. Ell · . . . — — Map (db m114677) WM |
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Founded 1885
Church erected 1888
Church enlarged 1942
Only congregation in Rockville Centre still in its original building — — Map (db m114683) HM |
| | Built between 1715-1741,
this rare surviving Dutch-
framed watermill operated
for over 150 years. Served
as a tea house 1920-1974. — — Map (db m132659) HM |
| | Alicia Patterson, 1906-1963, was a co-publisher & editor. She founded & led Long Island's Newsday To status of a major daily newspaper. — — Map (db m150986) HM |
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Massapequa's truck farms
Jerusalem to Boundary Aves.
Vegetables, fruit & flowers
family owned and operated,
from mid 1800's to 1950's. — — Map (db m106259) HM |
| | Indian Trail
and Seaman's Neck Path
through tract purchased from
Massapequa Indians, 1664,
by Captain John Seaman;
became public highway, 1762 — — Map (db m160428) HM |
| | Circa 1850 country home of
wealthy N.Y.C. Entrepreneur
James Meinell, became noted
turn of the century hotel.
A landmark until razed in 1964. — — Map (db m106327) HM |
| | An early English settlement established in this area
circa 1666 by John Seaman, a founder of the Town Of Hempstead in 1644 — — Map (db m126857) HM |
| | Site Of Home
Robert Jackson
Pioneer settler Jerusalem,
1644. Patentee to tract
southward after
Hempstead Purchase — — Map (db m126823) HM |
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First settlement 1644
Named in memory of
Grand Sachem of Montauks
1651-1658 — — Map (db m126907) HM |
| | President George Washington traveled near this site April 21, 1790, while touring Long Island to thank supporters of the war effort. — — Map (db m65074) HM |
| | The first African Methodist Church
to be organized in the Village Of Westbury.
Started by a group of former congregants
of the New Light Baptist Church — — Map (db m133530) HM |
| | On May 20, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh embarked on a daring trans-Atlantic flight from this spot. He arrived in France 33 hours and 30 minutes later, after flying 3,610 miles nonstop. This revolutionary flight between New York and Paris popularized . . . — — Map (db m53632) HM |
| | Quaker farmer Isaac Hicks became a prominent
horticulturist who founded one of the area's
leading commercial nurseries by providing
fine trees to Long Island's Gold Coast Estates. — — Map (db m139415) HM |
| | Built by Ambrose Clark, an heir to the
Singer sewing machine fortune and prominent
race horse breeder and owner.
Formerly the Westbury War Memorial Community Center, 1946
and the Westbury Memorial Public Library, 1947
Currently the Westbury . . . — — Map (db m135406) HM |
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On this site was the first parkway built
exclusively for automobiles (1908-1938).
This section of the parkway was also
used for the historic Vanderbilt Cup races
held here from 1908 to 1910. — — Map (db m106763) HM |
| | Children's Library
Robert Bacon Memorial
1924
One of the first libraries in the world
specifically dedicated as a children's library.
The building and art were privately endowed by
Martha Bacon in memory of her husband
Colonel Robert . . . — — Map (db m133532) HM |
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Founded 1850
First church dedicated 1856
Second church dedicated 1896
Present church dedicated 1916 — — Map (db m125770) HM |
| | Founded in 1834 by freed men and women
as the New Light Baptist Church, this is the second
religious institution in Westbury.
It was renamed Westbury A.M.E. Zion Church in 1892
The first edifice at this location was built in 1867
Rebuilt . . . — — Map (db m133860) HM |
| | Westbury Friends Meeting was established by 1671. Meeting houses were built on this site in 1702, 1801 and 1902. — — Map (db m125931) HM |
| | In the 1700s, Quakers in the Westbury Monthly
Meeting manumitted enslaved African Americans,
educated together White and African American children
and established a cemetery for people
of all races and creeds.
Current meetinghouses . . . — — Map (db m126015) HM |
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In Honor
of the
Three Hundred and Ten Men
of Westbury
who served in the World War
1917 - 1919
and to perpetuate the memory
of the following men
who gave their lives
to their country
John Peter Adnet
Hector Glenn . . . — — Map (db m99527) WM |
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In memory of
the men of Westbury Community
who gave their lives for their country
in the Second World War
1941 - 1945
Edward S. Apcenski George Baisley Frank M. Brown Thomas M. Brown Michael J. Buffalino Thomas Hitchcock . . . — — Map (db m99574) WM |
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