Nassau

27 historical markers in New York

Bethpage

Bethpage, NY

1963 - First school in USA named for assassinated President John F. Kennedy in tribute by Bethpage Board of Education

Bethpage Hamlet

Bethpage, NY

1687 T. Powell obtains land.

Broad Spring

Farmingdale, NY

This spring marks point laid out in first highway survey of Bethpage made 1732 by Samuel Willis.

Cantiag Woods

Hicksville, NY

Northwest corner of land conveyed by Indian deed to Robert Williams 1648.

Cobble Villa

Long Beach, NY

Erected circa 1912 for the late Senator Reynolds, developer of City of Long Beach.

Dosoris

Glen Cove, NY

("Wife's Dowry"), Home of Benjamin Woolsey, colonial clergyman and ancestor of several college presidents.

Farmingdale LIRR Station

Farmingdale, NY

Original station located at Main Street to which rail service began on October 15, 1841.

First Firehouse

Bethpage, NY

Original site of Central Park Firehouse erected with donations from sixty one residents.

First Post Office

Bethpage, NY

January 29, 1857 1st post office in village.

Grist Mill Site

Wantagh, NY

COL. JOHN JACKSON GRANTED WHOLE LIBERTY AND PRIVILEGE JERUSALEM RIVER 1704; ALSO CONBURY PATENT 1708 FROM QUEEN ANNE (NOW JONES BEACH).

Grumman

Bethpage, NY

Site of their first Airfield & Plant #1. Est. Oct. 1936 in Bethpage, N.Y. Birthplace of the famous F4F-3 Wildcat Navy Fighter.

Historic Complex

Massapequa, NY

1844 Old Grace Church.

Home Of Alexander Davison

East Rockaway, NY

HOME OF ALEXANDER DAVISON, SON OF ROBERT DAVISON, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, WHOSE GRANDSON CHARLES AND FAMILY LIVED HERE UNTIL THE YEAR 1921...

L. I. Motor Pkwy

Bethpage, NY

First parkway in America built for the automobile & famed Vanderbilt Cup races.

Manetto Hill School

Plainview, NY

First school est. ca 1820.

Matinecock Lodge

Oyster Bay, NY

Masonic lodge of President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.

Methodist Church

Glen Cove, NY

Founded in 1785 by circuit rider Ezekiel Cooper.

Powell Cemetery

Bethpage, NY

Established - 1817. Herein rests descendants of Thomas Powell who purchased from Native Americans 1695 and named the area Bethpage

Powell Home

Farmingdale, NY

Built by Thomas Powell in 1700 after purchase of Bethpage from Massapequa Indian tribe October 18, 1695.

Presbyterian Church

Oyster Bay, NY

Completed in 1873, stick-style architecture.

Quaker Meeting

Glen Cove, NY

Founded in 1671, oldest officially organized Friends Meeting in the United States.

Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

Carle Place, NY

Erected 1926. Oldest Church in Carle Place, New York.

Swedetown

Bethpage, NY

North Central Park / Bethpage Scandinavian settlement.

The Landing

Glen Cove, NY

Named for the steamboat wharf built here ca.

The Lirr Station

Long Beach, NY

The Long Beach station was opened in 1909 soon after the closing of a station just south of here.

Tryon Hall Site

Massapequa, NY

1770 Georgian Manor House, also named Fort Neck House.

Zorn's Est 1930

Bethpage, NY

Site of Zorn's poultry farm founded by the Zorn family.

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