List of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York
This is intended to be a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide[edit]
Town of Hempstead[edit]
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | CHERRYWOOD | WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF JERUSALEM AVE. | Wantagh | HOME OF CAPT. JOHN SEAMAN BUILT NEAR THIS SITE 1644. PATENTEE TO 300 ACRE TRACT OF HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE | ||
2 | 1666 JACKSON—JONES 1935 | MERRICK RD. E. OF RIVERSIDE DR. | Wantagh | HOME OF COL. JOHN JACKSON BRIG. GEN. JACOB S. JACKSON SAMUEL JACKSON JONES (1923) AND THEIR DESCENDANTS FOR TEN GENERATIONS | ||
3 | BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON | FULTON AVE., W. OF TERRACE AVE. | Hempstead | 1784–1849, WROTE "HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND" WHILE LIVING HERE. HIS GRAVE IS IN HEMPSTEAD. | ||
4 | DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION | W. SIDE COOPER FIELD PARKING SPACE BETWEEN FULTON & FRONT STS. | Hempstead | DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION HELD NEAR THIS SPOT IN OLD BUILDING, 1664–65. | ||
5 | GRIST MILL SITE | MERRICK RD. E. OF RIVERSIDE DR. | Wantagh | COL. JOHN JACKSON GRANTED WHOLE LIBERTY AND PRIVILEGE JERUSALEM RIVER 1704; ALSO CONBURY PATENT 1708 FROM QUEEN ANNE (NOW JONES BEACH). | ||
6 | HOME OF ALEXANDER DAVISON | OCEAN & ATLANTIC AVES. | East Rockaway | HOME OF ALEXANDER DAVISON, SON OF ROBERT DAVISON, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER, WHOSE GRANDSON CHARLES AND FAMILY LIVED HERE UNTIL THE YEAR 1921 | ||
7 | HOMESTEAD SITE | MERRICK RD. E. OF CENTRAL BLVD. | Freeport | 1687–1884, SIX GENERATIONS OF THE JONATHAN SMITH JR. BRANCH ROCK SMITH FAMILY. LONG ISLAND SETTLERS, 1664 | ||
8 | TRUBIA RIFLES | South Main St., NO. OF Sunrise Hwy. | Freeport | Trubia Rifles - this Spanish-American War trophy was awarded to the Village of Freeport by the United States Navy. The Freeport Bank's second location built in 1905. Reportedly “practically fireproof.” A memorial tablet to Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I vets is in front. | ||
9 | Village Hall - Freeport | N Ocean Ave, Freeport, NY 11520 | Freeport | VILLAGE HALL - 1928 ALSO KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. IT WAS BUILT TO REPLICATE INDEPENDENCE HALL IN PHILADELPHIA
ENLARGED 1973 | ||
10 | INDIAN TRAIL | NYS 27 & SEAMAN NECK RD. | Seaford | INDIAN TRAIL AND SEAMAN'S NECK PATH THROUGH TRACT PURCHASED FROM MASSAPEQUA INDIANS, 1664,
BY CAPTAIN JOHN SEAMAN; BECAME PUBLIC HIGHWAY, 1762 | ||
11 | LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT | IN FRONT OF THE CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM | ON MAY 20, 1927, COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH ROSE 1/4 MILE WEST FROM ROOSEVELT FIELD, LANDING 33 HOURS LATER AT LE BOURGET FIELD, FRANCE | |||
12 | MEETING HOUSE | WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF JERUSALEM AVE. | Wantagh | BUILT 1827 BY RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, FIRST MEETING IN JERUSALEM HELD AT HOME OF BENJAMIN SEAMAN, 1699 | ||
13 | NORTH JERUSALEM AVENUE | WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. | Wantagh | VERY OLD ROUTE FROM HEMPSTEAD TO JERUSALEM SETTLED 1644 | ||
14 | RICHARD JACKSON | WANTAGH AVE., S. OF STRATFORD RD. | Wantagh | CAPTAIN, JERUSALEM COMPANY,
QUEENS CO. MILITIA 1776, LIVED HERE: DAUGHTER JANE M. LT. JOHN ALTHAUSE, HESSIAN ON BRITISH EVACUATION 1783 | ||
15 | ROCK HALL | B'WAY AT ENTRANCE TO ROCK HALL | Lawrence | COLONIAL MANOR HOUSE
BUILT BY JOSIAH MARTIN 1767 RESIDENCE OF HEWLETT FAMILY 1824–1948 OWNED BY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD | ||
16 | SAINT AGNES | NW CORNER OF CLINTON AVE. AND QUEALY PL. | Rockville Centre |
1887 FIRST MASS CELEBRATED, | ||
17 | SAND HOLE CHURCH | BABYLON TRNPKE. & SEAMAN AVE. | Freeport | SITE OF CONVERTED STORE.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN FREEPORT, 1833–58 NEAR CORNER OF OLD CROOKED AVENUE | ||
18 | SITE OF COL. RICHARD HEWLETT HOME | MAIN ST., BETWEEN CARMAN AND GRANT AVES. | East Rockaway | FAMOUS TORY OF LONG ISLAND,
WHO PLANNED TO CAPTURE GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON | ||
19 | SITE OF STAGE COACH STOP ROUTE BROOKLYN TO BABYLON | BABYLON TRNPKE. S. OF MEADOWBROOK RD. | MERRICK POST OFFICE AND
GENERALSTORE 1840–73; "LIBERTY FLAG POLE" 1862–92 | |||
20 | SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL | E. ROCKAWAY RD. OCEAN AVE. | East Rockaway | BUILT BY JOSEPH HAVILAND
IN 1688. LAST OPERATORS CHARLES DAVISON AND SONS, ROBERT, HERBERT, AND JOHN | ||
21 | SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL | MILL RD., E. OF NASSAU RD. | Freeport | OF DANIEL RAYNOR
RAYNORTOWN SETTLED BY EDWARD RAYNOR OR HIS CHILDREN, 1659 | ||
22 | SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES | NYS 27, W. OF CENTRAL BLVD. | Merrick | SITE OF
INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES OF MEROKE TRIBE WERE FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTH. MERRICK SETTLED IN 1643. FLAG POLE" 1862–92 | ||
23 | SITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON | WANTAGH AVE., S. OF HEMPSTEAD AVE. | Wantagh | SITE OF HOME
ROBERT JACKSON PIONEER SETTLER JERUSALEM, 1644. PATENTEE TO TRACT SOUTHWARD AFTER HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE | ||
24 | SITE OF OVEN | MAIN ST., SO. OF ATLANTIC AVE. | East Rockaway | FIRST OVEN FOR PUBLIC USE.
SOLD BY AARON ALBURTIS TO ISAAC BLOOM IN 1760. BREAD WAS BAKED HERE FOR THE NEIGHBORS TWICE A WEEK | ||
25 | SITE OF OVEN | MAIN ST., SO. OF ATLANTIC AVE. | East Rockaway | FIRST POST OFFICE, 1869
RICHARD CARMAN AND L.D. SIMONS IN CHARGE FIRST CALLED NEAR ROCKAWAY NOW, EAST ROCKAWAY | ||
26 | Wantagh Railroad Station & Original Post Office Complex | June 30, 1983 ~NRHP | WANTAGH AVE., Old Railroad Station Museum Complex | Wantagh | FIRST SETTLEMENT 1644
NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651–1658 | |
27 | JERUSALEM | WANTAGH AVE., N. OF Jerusalem Ave at Duck Pond Drive N. | Wantagh | AN EARLY ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
ESTABLISHED IN THIS AREA CIRCA 1666 BY JOHN SEAMAN A FOUNDER OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD IN 1644 Jerusalem Chapter NSDAR 2009 | ||
28 | WANTAGH | MERRICK RD. E. AT CEDAR CREEK PARK 40.664754, -73.507073 | Wantagh | WASHINGTON TOUR 1790
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON TRAVELLED NEAR THIS SITE APRIL 21, 1790, WHILE TOURING LONG ISLAND TO THANK SUPPORTERS OF THE WAR EFFORT Jerusalem Chapter NSDAR 1999 |
Town of North Hempstead[edit]
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | SAINT MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH |
July 9, 1999 | Northwest corner of Roslyn and Rushmore Avenues | Carle Place | Erected 1926. Oldest Church in Carle Place, New York. New York State Landmark Site. Erected July 9, 1999. | |
2 | Roslyn Historic District MAIN STREET |
October 9, 1966 | Main Street and East Broadway | Roslyn | In this block stand 37 structures built 1690–1865. Town of North Hempstead Marker erected October 9, 1966. | |
3 | Roslyn Historic District MAIN STREET |
October 9, 1966 | At the Roslyn Clock Tower | Roslyn | In this block stand 37 structures built 1690–1865. Town of North Hempstead Marker erected October 9, 1966. |
Town of Oyster Bay[edit]
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | Broad Spring | Central Ave & Meeting House Rd. | Farmingdale | This spring marks point laid out in first highway survey of Bethpage made 1732 by Samuel Willis. | ||
2 | Cantiag Woods | Cantiague Rd. & W. John St. | Hicksville | Northwest corner of land conveyed by Indian deed to Robert Williams 1648. Rock placed as Town boundary marker 1745. | ||
3 | Council Rock | 1939 | Lake Ave. & Shore Ave. | Oyster Bay | Here George Fox, 1672, met with Wrights, Underhill and Feeke at Quaker Gatherings. | |
5 | Fortified Hill | 1932 | Orchard and Prospect Sts. | Oyster Bay | Occupied by Colonel Simcoe's Queens Rangers 1779–1781. | |
7 | Farmingdale LIRR Station | Depot Avenue and Atlantic Avenue | East Farmingdale | Original station located at Main Street to which rail service began on October 15, 1841. Permanent station built in 1896. Tower added in 1905 to house electrical equipment. Farmingdale-Bethpage Historical Society. | ||
7 | Grumman 1930–94 | 2003 | Central Avenue and Grumman Road | Bethpage | Site of their first Airfield & Plant #1. Est. Oct. 1936 in Bethpage, N.Y. Birthplace of the famous F4F-3 Wildcat Navy Fighter. Central Park Historical Society. | |
8 | Historical Complex | Merrick Road | Massapequa | 1844 Old Grace Church. DeLancey Floyd-Jones Library 1896. 1870 Floyd-Jones Servant Cottage. Floyd-Jones Burial Ground 1892. 1960 Home of the Historical Society of the Massapequas | ||
9 | Home of Samuel Jones | Merrick Rd., E. of NYS 107 | Massapequa | Home of Samuel Jones 1734–1819. Father of the N.Y. Bar. Grandson of Thomas Jones. Studied law with William Smith. | ||
10 | Powell Home | Merrit Rd. north of Fulton St. | Farmingdale | Built by Thomas Powell in 1700 after purchase of Bethpage from Massapequa Indian tribe October 18, 1695. | ||
11 | Kessler Glass | 300 Broadway Avenue | Bethpage | Site of Warren Kessler Inc. manufacturer of hand-blown lamps & vases 1938-78 that have graced the White House and U.S. Embassies worldwide | ||
12 | Quaker Meeting House (Farmingdale) | Meeting House Rd., E. of Bethpage State Pok Club House | Farmingdale | Quaker Meeting House built and first meetings held 1698. | ||
13 | Raynham Hall | 1949 | Rte. 106, North side West Main St. | Oyster Bay | Built 1740, used by British as Col Simcoe's headquarters; information from here led to Major Andre's capture after his visits, home of Robert Townsend. | |
14 | Sagamore Hill | 1932 | Sagamore Hill Road | Cove Neck | Home of Theodore Roosevelt. Governor of New York. President of the United States. State Education Department. | |
15 | Tryon Hall Site | 1992 | Cartwright Blvd. and Beverly Ave. | Massapequa | 1770 Georgian Manor House, also named Fort Neck House. Owned by 7 generations of Colonial Jones / Floyd-Jones families. Razed in 1940. Historical Society of the Massapequas. | |
16 | Youngs Home | Cove Neck & Oyster Bay-Syosset Rd. | Oyster Bay | George Washington rested here on April 23/24, 1790, while on his Long Island tour. |
City of Glen Cove[edit]
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | DOSORIS | 1967 | East side of Dosoris Lane just north of Old Tappan Rd. | Glen Cove | (“Wife’s Dowry”), Home of Benjamin Woolsey, Colonial clergyman and ancestor of several college presidents.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
2 | EAST ISLAND | 1967 | North side of Southland Drive just east of the stone bridge that connects Dosoris Island to East Island | Glen Cove | Bought from the Indians by Robert Williams, June 22, 1667. Home of J.P. Morgan 1909–1943. City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
3 | LIBERTY POLE | 1967 | At “Vinny’s Island”, intersection of Brewster and School Streets | Glen Cove | Near this spot a flagpole was erected during the early days of the Civil War.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
4 | METHODIST CHURCH | 1967 | East side of School Street in front of the Carpenter Memorial Church | Glen Cove | Founded in 1785 by circuit rider Ezekiel Cooper. One of the oldest Methodist organizations on Long Island.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
5 | QUAKER MEETING | 1967 | North side of Duck Pond Road, near Piping Rock Road, at the entrance to the Quaker Meeting House | Glen Cove | Founded in 1671, oldest officially organized Friends Meeting in the United States. Building erected in 1725.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
6 | R.R. STATION | 1967 | Cedar Swamp Road at LIRR crossing at Glen Street Station, parking lot entrance | Glen Cove | City of Glen Cove. R.R. STATION. First train to New York from Glen Cove Glen Street. May 16, 1867.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
7 | SAW MILL | 1967 | Near the southeast corner of Herb Hill Road and Charles Street, alongside the pedestrian walkway. | Glen Cove | Erected on this site by Joseph Carpenter in 1668.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
8 | STARCH WORKS | 1967 | On Glen Cove Ave. at the Southeast corner of Pratt Park, near Charles Street | Glen Cove | Located here 1855. Largest corn starch manufacturing plant in the world. Building destroyed in the Great Fire of 1906.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
9 | SUFFRAGISTS | 2017 | West side of Dosoris Lane between the YMCA entrance and Killenworth Gate | Glen Cove | Helen Sherman Pratt and Florence Gibb Pratt, sisters-in-law who advocated for woman's voting rights ca. 1917, lived near here.
William C. Pomeroy Foundation 2017 392 | |
10 | THE PLACE | 1967 | Corner of The Place near intersection with Ellwood Street | Glen Cove | The first settlers built their homes along this street in 1668.
City of Glen Cove - Erected 1967 | |
11 | THE LANDING | 2018 | Alongside the pedestrian entrance to Morgan Memorial Park at Germaine Street | Glen Cove | Named for the steamboat wharf built here ca. 1829 by William Weeks serving the New York City to Glen Cove route until 1916.
William C. Pomeroy Foundation 2017 447 |
See also[edit]
- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "New York State Historic Markers". New York Museum. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.