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| | Medal of Honor Seige of Peking 1900 Medal of Honor Haitian Rebellion 1915 Navy Cross 1918 Distinguished Service Cross 1918 A native of Glen Cove, Dan Daly will live forever as a hero, a legend, a two time Medal of Honor winner and as a . . . — — Map (db m65166) HM |
| | Helen Sherman Pratt and
Florence Gibb Pratt,
sisters-in-law who advocated
for women's voting rights
ca. 1917, lived near here. — — Map (db m132686) HM |
| | Named for the steamboat
wharf built here ca. 1829
by William Weeks serving
the New York City to Glen
Cove route until 1916. — — Map (db m132679) HM |
| | Held Near This Spot In Old Building 1664/5 — — Map (db m151846) HM |
| | Has Been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2018 by the United States Department of Interior — — Map (db m151894) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m133858) WM |
| | Founded in 1671, Oldest Officially Organized Friends
Meeting in the United States. Building Erected in 1725. — — Map (db m147990) HM |
| | Erected circa 1912 for the late Senator Reynolds, developer of
City Of Long Beach. Placed on
the National Register by the
U.S. Department Of Interior.
The Steele residence since 1978. — — Map (db m133479) HM |
| | The Long Beach Station was opened
in 1909 soon after the closing of a
station just to the south of here.
The City of Long Beach and the LIRR
renovated the station in 1986. — — Map (db m133235) HM |
| | In October 1836, the 179-ton, three-masted American
barque Mexico left Liverpool, England for New York,
filled with cargo and immigrants, most of them Irish.
The ship reached the entrance to New York Harbor
after a stormy, 69-day . . . — — Map (db m133390) HM |
| | Early celebrity chef
inventor of crêpes suzette.
Opened original Henri
Restaurant and Bar
on this site in 1910. — — Map (db m128015) HM |
| | For 29 Years John Monahan Raised And Lowered
The Railroad Crossing Gates At This Site, Until The Tracks Were
Elevated in 1938.
During His Long Career He Saved Seven Lives. The LIRR Gave Him Several
Medals Including a Hero's Service Button. — — Map (db m152199) HM |
| |
The Rockville Cemetery and
Bristol and Mexico Monument
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2015
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m143540) HM |
| | Isaac Denton deeded a 99'x 165' plot of land here in 1790 for the construction of a 20'x 30' Methodist meeting house. The congregation was formed in 1785 by the Rev. Philip Cox, who rode a 300-mile to serve his many Long Island congregations.
A . . . — — Map (db m143256) HM |
| | The thee-masted, 450-ton American ship Bristol left Liverpool, England on October 15, 1836 with a cargo of 250 tons of iron bars, 50 tons of coal, 2,000
bushels of wheat, and dry goods. It had 95 passengers aboard, most of them Irish . . . — — Map (db m143386) HM |
| | On December 31, 1836, after a long and difficult Atlantic Oceam crossing firom Liverpool,
England, the 279-ton, three-masted, American-ownd barque Mesico finally arrived at the
mouth of New York Harbor. The temperature in New York City was . . . — — Map (db m143539) HM |
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Owned by van de Water Family
Pres. Cheste Arthur, guest
Stagecoach stop, 1800's
Local militia mustering
place. Stood for 100 years. — — Map (db m139248) HM |
| |
Revolutionary
Soldier
Col. Benjamin Birdsall
1775-1783 — — Map (db m135484) WM |
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In memory of
Cpl. Albert F. Klestinec, Jr.
United States Marine Corps
Who died for freedom
in Vietnam
for freedom everywhere
July 10, 1966
Erected by a grateful community
so his sacrifice and our Nation's ideals . . . — — Map (db m106739) WM |
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Famous 'Bring'em back alive'
20 acre jungle camp 1934 to
ca. 44. WWII small arms defense
factory ca. 45. Grimaldi's kiddie
park petting zoo 1951 to 65 — — Map (db m106455) HM |
| | 1844 Old Grace Church. DeLancey Floyd – Jones Library 1896. 1870 Floyd – Jones Servant Cottage. Floyd – Jones Burial Ground 1892. 1969 Home of the Historical Society of the Massapequas — — Map (db m65101) HM |
| | Family owned. Well known among sportsmen for hospitality, hunting, fishing, and distinguished patrons. In good memory 1868-1905 — — Map (db m126855) HM |
| | 1st modern multiclass school
5 classrooms, 5 teachers, 79
students, library & kinder-
garten, combined gymnasium
cafeteria & auditorium, K-8 — — Map (db m139250) HM |
| | South on Ocean Ave. between Cornelius & Berkley, a grand Victorian resort served 300 guests. Cottages, boathouse bathing pavilion . . 1888 - 1916 — — Map (db m65098) HM |
| |
1836 20 room mansion, boat house,
polo field, race track. Owned by
3 generations Jones/Floyd-Jones
family. Purchased by R. Corroon
1920. Razed by fire 1952 — — Map (db m108312) HM |
| | Built in 1696 by Major Thomas
Jones and wife Freelove
Townsend, first settlers of
Massapequa, stood near
this site until 1837. — — Map (db m133145) HM |
| | ( Left Plaque : ) National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century Long Island Chapter Commends the preservation of Old Grace Church Historic Complex Burial site of first colonial settlers Major Thomas Jones (d. 1713) and wife Freelove . . . — — Map (db m65154) HM |
| | Burial place of Samuel Jones, Esquire 1734 – 1819 Voted for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, 7-26-1788. Historical Society of the Massapequas, 1988 — — Map (db m65097) HM |
| |
Little Unqua c 1889 home of
Conde & Louise Floyd-Jones
Thorn. Last of Major Thos.
Jones, 1707 land. Lived on
by descendants until 1961. — — Map (db m108712) HM |
| | Jones family burial ground, circa late 1700’s. Wm. Jones & his wife, Phoebe Jackson. Descendants include Samuel, “Father of the N.Y.S. Bar”. — — Map (db m65096) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m65102) HM |
| | World’s 1st development air port. 21 acre Fitzmaurice Field, here 1929 to 1953 . . . Col. James Fitzmaurice flew 1st flight Europe to U.S.A. — — Map (db m65094) HM |
| | 1770 Georgian manor house
Also named Fort Neck House.
Owned by 7 generations of
colonial Jones/Floyd-Jones
Families. Razed in 1940. — — Map (db m133171) HM |
| |
C. 1870 summer resort est. by
French and German settlers.
Board $5.00 - $7.00 per week
Active until early 1900's.
Building here until 1953 — — Map (db m108300) HM |
| | Established in 1891 by Edward C. Cammann and Richard P. Kent. Present edifice this site built 1897, was its fourth home — — Map (db m139620) HM |
| | Built 1897
First permanent home of the "Merrick Library” established in 1891 by
Richard P. Kent & Edward C. Cammann — — Map (db m145330) HM |
| | In honor of those
of this village who answered
the call of their country
1917 · in the World War · 1918
Angell, Walter E. ·
Betts, Albert J. ·
Bunker, Harold ·
Burns, John Lawrence ·
Cameron, John ·
Cammann, H. Schuyler · . . . — — Map (db m139477) WM |
| |
The Merricks
Those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country
World War II
Harold Kenneth Ahlquist ·
Alfred William Amari ·
Clifford E. Bahnsen ·
Walter Edwin Baldwin ·
Walter J. Burke Jr. ·
Harry Gregory . . . — — Map (db m126135) WM |
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Annual Methodist camp
meetings were held north
of this marker from 1869
to the early 1920's. — — Map (db m139058) HM |
| | In Theodore Roosevelt’s time this field was a three-acre garden of vegetables, fruit trees, and berries. It produced potatoes, lima beans, lettuce, and carrots, peach, plum, and pear trees, and multiple grape arbors. Despite its size the garden was . . . — — Map (db m90372) HM |
| | This land around you had always been a working farm. When Theodore Roosevelt bought the property in 1880 it already included an orchard, fields of corn, asparagus, and buckwheat as well as an old barn. After the purchase, Roosevelt had his own . . . — — Map (db m90406) HM |
| | It was on this piazza that Teddy Roosevelt was notified of his nomination for Governor of New York in 1898, for Vice President in 1900, and for President in 1904. He had the railing removed here to address more effectively groups gathered on the . . . — — Map (db m42967) HM |
| | Six Roosevelt children and nearly a dozen neighboring cousins could be a rambunctious group. Sometimes Edith Roosevelt needed a place for solitude. The Arbor was not too far from the house. She could enjoy the sun and scented roses, yet still be . . . — — Map (db m90399) HM |
| | The windmill to your left is a re-creation of two previous windmills Theodore Roosevelt had built. The first was constructed when the house was built. A second windmill, and a supplemental gas-powered pump, replaced that one in 1905. The mills . . . — — Map (db m90398) HM |
| | Theodore Roosevelt’s new home crowned a treeless hill that sloped down to the water on three sides. Across their lawn the family could watch ferryboats plying Long Island Sound. Roosevelt planted shade trees around the home, but cut down other trees . . . — — Map (db m43031) HM |
| | Fresh eggs and chickens to satisfy the healthy appetites of the family were raised on the grounds. Chicken was a favorite dish and the Roosevelts had it almost every day. — — Map (db m53638) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m65122) HM |
| | This copper beech, also called a purple beech, was planted by the Roosevelt family about 1895. Its leaves go through several color changes as the season progresses; they appear each Spring as a light copper color, turning purple by June and finally . . . — — Map (db m43084) HM |
| | Here George Fox, 1672, met with Wrights, Underhill and Feeke at Quaker Gathering. — — Map (db m42787) HM |
| | Oyster Bay was occupied by the British from 1776-1783. Due to the close proximity to their fort, the Loyalist Queen’s Rangers occupied the residence during the winter of 1778-1779. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m42791) HM |
| | The Hamlet changed drastically and quickly in the early 20th century, but things began to slow after Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency came to an end in 1909. His impact, however, would continue to shape Oyster Bay for years to come, even after his . . . — — Map (db m90409) HM |
| | Most maintenance and repair work was done by those who ran this farm. This required a variety of tools as well as the diverse skills to use them well. — — Map (db m42984) HM |
| | Buried here are John Townsend 1668; Robert Townsend, “Culper, Jr.” (1753 – 1838) of General Washington’s intelligence service and his sister Sally Townsend (1761 – 1842) both instrumental in the disclosure of the . . . — — Map (db m65078) HM |
| | Occupied by Colonel Simcoe’s Queen Rangers 1779-81. — — Map (db m42783) HM |
| | The Old Barn was gone and the farm needed a replacement. Edith Roosevelt oversaw the plans for what became the New Barn, built in 1907. To reduce costs, she eliminated the concrete-lined basement meant for the cows, and instead planned to keep them . . . — — Map (db m90335) HM |
| | Mealtimes were family times for the Roosevelt family. Breakfast might include peaches and cream, fried liver and bacon, grits, waffles, cereal, milk, and for Theodore Roosevelt, lots of coffee. Dinners often featured fried chicken covered with . . . — — Map (db m90369) HM |
| | The Roosevelt family needed full-time assistance to maintain the house and farm. Theodore had a devoted valet, James Amos, he called his “head man.” The house staff included a cook, waitress, chambermaid, and a nurse who had worked for . . . — — Map (db m90333) HM |
| | This stone marks the grave of John Townsend who came from England about 1630, and settled in Oyster Bay in 1661. He died in 1668, and was buried here on his own land. — — Map (db m65081) HM |
| | Masonic Lodge of President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Raised to a Master Mason April 24, 1901. — — Map (db m90328) HM |
| | This section of porch with no railing served as a convenient platform for mounting horses and entering carriages. — — Map (db m42970) HM |
| | Sagamore Hill may have been a working farm, but it was also a playground for Theodore Roosevelt. He cleared much of the land, but left these 35 acres as woodlands filled with chestnuts, elms, and cedars. It was home to wildlife and allowed . . . — — Map (db m90336) HM |
| | “Tired of living here and there in rented houses,” wrote Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1937 she and her husband Ted Jr. purchased four acres of Sagamore Hill from his mother. The Georgian-style home, built in 1938, sat at the south end of the . . . — — Map (db m90365) HM |
| | For 50 years, the look of Sagamore Hill changed little. Then in 1938, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the President’s eldest son, built this Georgian home here on four acres of the farm’s old apple orchard. The house is now open to visitors as a museum of . . . — — Map (db m42965) HM |
| | In Roosevelt’s day, fields of timothy and corn ran downhill from here to an early 19th-century hay barn – the scene of childhood games. You could look left across a quarter mile of pasture to the old apple orchard and the woods. The crack of . . . — — Map (db m43053) HM |
| | In loving memory of the Oyster Bay Residents lost on September 11, 2001 Christopher Ciafardini Wade Green Brooke Jackman Joseph Kelly Thomas Mahon Edward Papa Christopher Slattery Contributed by the Oyster Bay High School Student Council 2002 - . . . — — Map (db m43087) HM |
| | To the memory of those from Oyster Bay who gave their lives in the service of their country 1917 • World War I • 1918 Nicolas Abbati • Frank Boday • Fred H. Cassell • Luke Kiloran • Quentin Roosevelt 1941 • World War II • . . . — — Map (db m65140) WM |
| | Home train station of Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States 1901 - 1909, July 2005 Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Plaque sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association and Oyster Bay Historical Society — — Map (db m62060) HM |
| | In tribute to all veterans who served the United States of America — — Map (db m65143) HM |
| | To the memory of those from Oyster Bay who gave their lives in the service of their country in the World War 1917 – 1918 --------------- Let those who come after see that these men shall not be forgotten. Nicolas Abbati Frank Boday Fred H. . . . — — Map (db m42854) HM |
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Completed 1873, stick-style architecture. Boyhood church of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President. Listed on National Register of Historic Places.
J. Cleveland Cady, Architect — — Map (db m42806) HM |
| | This stone is from the grave of Quentin Roosevelt Youngest son of Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt who was killed in aerial combat in France on July 14, 1918 and was buried where he fell near Chamery. His body was moved in 1955 to the Normandy . . . — — Map (db m7974) HM |
| | Built 1740; Used by British as Col. Simcoe’s Hdqts; Information from here lead to Major Andre’s capture after his visits; Home of Robert Townsend, Washington Spy. — — Map (db m42788) HM |
| | From 1776 to 1783, this house was used as headquarters for the Loyalist Queen’s Rangers. It was the home of Robert Townsend, a spy for General Washington. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m42790) HM |
| | To the sacred memory of Theodore Roosevelt The Great American President of the United States 1901 – 1908 Planted Palm Sunday 1919 A.D. by Paul Brorstrom — — Map (db m53687) HM |
| | The Book of Theodore Roosevelt’s Life Written in Rocks Chapter 1 – Born Oct 27, 1858. Brick from 28 E 20 NYC where Roosevelt was born. Presented by Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Assn. Chapter 2 – Regaining his Health. Granite step from . . . — — Map (db m53686) HM |
| | Tennis at Sagamore Hill had unique challenges and court rules. The ground wasn’t level and tree branches closed in the court. The Roosevelts allowed “that when a ball hit a branch and might have gone in it was a ‘let.’” For Theodore . . . — — Map (db m90338) HM |
| | Home of Theodore Roosevelt Governor of New York President of United States — — Map (db m42769) HM |
| | In its many area devoted to different activities, this estate reflected the energy and diverse interest of its owner. A series of markers identifies each of the buildings or features of the estate explaining their use. — — Map (db m43056) HM |
| | “The house stands right on the top of the hill, separated by fields and belts of woodland from all other houses, and looks out over the bay and the Sound. We see the sun go down beyond long reaches of land and water . . . We love all the . . . — — Map (db m42838) HM |
| | Sagamore Hill was the family home of our 26th President Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith and their six children. He built the Queen Anne Shingle style home on 155 acres between 1884 and 1886 and it became known as the “Summer White . . . — — Map (db m42840) HM |
| | In 1901 the building that stood here (later destroyed by fire in 1944) housed the family’s five riding horses. Each stall had the horse’s name above it. Work horses were kept farther away at the barn. The grooms lived here on the second floor. — — Map (db m43082) HM |
| | Sagamore’s tennis court occupied this hollow, which was overrun by moss and mole. If your serve whipped into the low branches, you earned a let, or second try. The President got in extra practice at the White House, and despite his portly frame and . . . — — Map (db m53639) HM |
| | In 1775, the populace of Oyster Bay was divided, with only 20 percent supporting American independence. Among this small group of rebels was local merchant and politician Samuel Townsend, the owner of what is today Raynham Hall Museum. In 1776, . . . — — Map (db m42808) HM |
| | General George Washington created a domestic network of spies, appointing Major Benjamin Tallmadge of Setauket as the head of the Long Island based Culper Spy Ring. Tallmadge appealed to Robert Townsend, a Manhattan merchant, to join him as a spy . . . — — Map (db m42812) HM |
| | Sagamore Hill had been farmland before Theodore Roosevelt bought the property. He intended to live here and keep it a working farm. The farm would need animals and farm workers; both would need shelter. The first building Roosevelt had built . . . — — Map (db m90375) HM |
| | From this spot the cortege proceeded up the steps on your left to his final resting place on the hill overlooking the bay. “In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent.” . . . — — Map (db m42842) HM |
| | It was an informal garden, used to supply fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the house. It occupied the area around where you now stand, and out beyond the present road. — — Map (db m43080) HM |
| | Sold by Francis Bannerman to Col. Robert Townsend (1853 – 1915) in the early 1900’s as the great chain links which crossed the Hudson at West Point during the Revolution. The original chain links were made by his great grandfather at the . . . — — Map (db m90332) HM |
| | Built to Mr. Roosevelt’s specifications for $16,975 it was completed in 1885. It had twenty-two rooms, which were often filled in the years that followed, since the growing family seemed always to be augmented by visiting friends and relatives, as . . . — — Map (db m43051) HM |
| | This small building held the ice that was cut each winter from the surface of nearby ponds, hauled here and covered with sawdust to insulate it against summer heat. Ice was taken from it as needed and kept in a large icebox in the butler’s pantry. — — Map (db m42979) HM |
| | Occasionally there would be a mournful procession of parents and children to the small animal cemetery to lay away a family pet. [ Sidebar: ] Animals Buried Here DOGS HORSES Susan Little Texas Jessie
. . . — — Map (db m43058) HM |
| | Water was pumped for the house by wind power. The windmill structure also offered a challenge to small gymnasts in the family who loved to clamber about it. — — Map (db m42976) HM |
| | In honored memory of Theodore Roosevelt Scout Commissioner 1917-1919 Nassau County Council Boy Scouts of America Dedicated by The Scouts of Nassau County June 14, 1953 — — Map (db m42871) HM |
| | Citizen of Oyster Bay President of the United States * * * * * * * * * * “The way to be good citizens of this nation is to be good citizens of Oyster Bay” * July 4, 1906 * — — Map (db m65120) HM |
| | 1858-1919
NY Governor 1898-1900
President of the United States 1901-1909
Buried Here — — Map (db m148125) HM |
| | This park, the gift of a grateful people is dedicated to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt twenty-sixth President of the United States Born New York City 1858 – Died Oyster Bay 1919 “We here in America hold in our hands the hope of . . . — — Map (db m53688) HM |
| | This park, the gift of a grateful people is dedicated to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt twenty-sixth President of the United States Born New York City 1858 – Died Oyster Bay 1919 “We here in America hold in our hands the hope of . . . — — Map (db m53689) HM |
| | Cast from the original 1922 mold Created by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor 1860 – 1950 Dedicated October 29, 2005 as the Centennial Project of the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay Re-dedicated on this site by the T.R. Statue Fund October 30, . . . — — Map (db m42867) HM |
| | In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m65087) HM |
| | Visiting the President’s family could mean a ride up the winding carriage road. First, your horse puffed up narrow switchbacks under an arch of oak and maple. Then the road broke free of the woods, the grand house came in view, and you could trot . . . — — Map (db m42975) HM |
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