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Historical Markers in Centerport

 
Clickable Map of Suffolk County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Suffolk County, NY (532) Nassau County, NY (543) Greater Bridgeport Region, CT (171) South Central Region, CT (545) Southeastern Region, CT (490) Washington County, RI (141)  SuffolkCounty(532) Suffolk County (532)  NassauCounty(543) Nassau County (543)  (171) Greater Bridgeport Region (171)  SouthCentralRegion(545) South Central Region (545)  SoutheasternRegion(490) Southeastern Region (490)  WashingtonCountyRhode Island(141) Washington County (141)
Riverhead is the county seat for Suffolk County
Centerport is in Suffolk County
Suffolk County (532)  ►
ADJACENT TO SUFFOLK COUNTY
Nassau County (543)  ►
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Southeastern Region, Connecticut (490)  ►
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1 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Camp Alvernia —
Estab. 1888, First Catholic Summer Camp in the Country Legendary Coach Vince Lombardi Practiced Football Here With St. Francis Prep. 1932 & 33 — — Map (db m147581) HM
2 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Eastern Purchase —
from the Matinecock Indians in 1656, extended originally to the Nissequogue River in Smithtown. — — Map (db m148401) HM
3 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Home of Arthur Dove —
Arthur Dove 1880-1946 Early abstract painter who lived and painted here from 1938-1946 — — Map (db m147946) HM
4 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — 883 — Rice & Barton —
AKA George & Charles Swope, Burlesque Show Comedians. Established Local Theater Colony ca. 1900. George "Rice" Swope Lived Here. — — Map (db m231233) HM
5 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Sergei Rachmaninoff —
(1873 - 1943) In 1940-41 the Noted Composer Summered at the Honeyman Estate (1/2 Mile North) Where he wrote "Symphonic Dances" — — Map (db m147579) HM
6 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Site of Centreport (Upper) Mill —
Site of Centreport (Upper) Mill Built By Sylvanus Townsend in 1774, replaced an earlier mill built further south in 1674 — — Map (db m148337) HM
7 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Suydam House —
House built 1730, enlarged 1790 Carpenter shop added in 1840 Purchased in 1988 by the Greenlawn – Centerport Historical Association. — — Map (db m42822) HM
8 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — Swego —
Indian place name for this area. Short for Otswego meaning “Flowing Out” also Op-cat-kon-tycke the “Wading Place Creek”. — — Map (db m148402) HM
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9 ► New York, Suffolk County, Centerport — William K. Vanderbilt Estate —
William K. Vanderbilt Estate Has Been Placed On The National Register of Historic Places in 1985 By the United States Department of Interior. — — Map (db m147977) HM
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026