Historical Markers and War Memorials in Babylon, New York
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Babylon is in Suffolk County
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On Fire Island Avenue at Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27A), on the right when traveling south on Fire Island Avenue.
First U.S. Auto Race Held
April 14, 1900. 50-Mile Round
Trip Queens to Babylon.
Sponsored By American Auto
Club. Won By Andrew L. Riker — — Map (db m173251) HM
In 1871, David S.S. Sammis started a horse-drawn trolley line to transport passengers from the Babylon railroad station to the ferry docks. In 1910, the line was electrified and extended west to the railroad station at Amityville.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m64734) HM
On Virginia Road at Fire Island Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Virginia Road.
Site of Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Station & School.
Trained Operators 1902-1907
Original Radio Shack Moved
To RCA Rocky Point in 1930. — — Map (db m173254) HM
On New York State Route 27A west of Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated ★ A.D. 1919
In Honor Of
Ralph J. Billingsley • Leroy Johnson
Edward Joseph Cockerill • Percy Landwehr
Eugene Henry Floyd • Joseph F. Murphy
Eugene Matthew Ford • Roland R. Murray
John C. Huttle • Arthur Leigh Simrell . . . — — Map (db m98881) WM
On Carll Avenue at Grove Place, on the right when traveling north on Carll Avenue.
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice
made by Babylon's heros
Eugene J. Cockerill • Leroy Johnson
Charles Duffy • Percy Landwehr
Eugene Floyd • Joseph F. Murphy
Eugene M. Ford • Roland Murray
John Huttle • Arthur L. Simrell . . . — — Map (db m98879) WM
On Fire Island Avenue at Virginia Road, on the left when traveling south on Fire Island Avenue.
This is the site of
the birth of the
American wireless. A
pioneer station here
in 1901 first talked
with ships at sea.
Guglielmo Marconi — — Map (db m122816) HM
On Main Street (Montauk Highway) west of Carll Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This monument
is erected to honor
and perpetuate the
memory of
Capt. Joel Cook
A brave soldier who served in the
American Army throughout the
Revolutionary War, and who also
recruited and commanded a company
in the . . . — — Map (db m108831) HM WM
On West Main Street at Carll Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Robert Moses, (1888-1981), was responsible for more building than any single person since the pharoahs ruled Egypt. Between 1924 and 1968, Moses was the dominant and sometimes controversial force in the creation of extraordinary public work in . . . — — Map (db m125762) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Depot Place, on the left when traveling east on Railroad Avenue.
First train arrived from
Jamaica October 11, 1867.
Rail brought NYC visitors
spurring resort era boom.
LIRR assumed line by 1876. — — Map (db m126112) HM
Near South Carll Avenue south of New York State Route 27A, on the left when traveling south.
The Babylon Library
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2015
By The United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m155808) HM
On Main Street (Montauk Highway) at Carll Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street (Montauk Highway).
On Memorial Day, May 31, 1897, the Babylon Women's Exchange presented the Village with an "enduring memorial" to their charitable work. With the last $400 remaining in the treasury, it was decided to purchase a drinking fountain for man and beast. . . . — — Map (db m108812) HM
Site of Argyle Hotel
Birthplace of the famous
Cuban Giants
First Professional Black Baseball Team
1885
Babylon Village Historic and Preservation Society — — Map (db m98897) HM
On Oak Beach Road, 0.7 miles Savannah Road, on the left when traveling west.
US Life-Saving Station
Built 1872 For Shipwreck
Rescue. Became Coast Guard
Station 1915. Active During
Prohibition, WWI And WWII. — — Map (db m155716) HM
