List of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York facts for kids

This is intended to be a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York.

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Listings county-wide

Town of Hempstead

	Marker name	Date designated	Location	City or Town	Marker text
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, 1904 FIRST CHURCH ERECTED, 1935 PRESENT CHURCH ERECTED, 1957 DIOCESE OF RVC EST., 1981 CATHEDRAL RENOVATED, STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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

	Marker name	Date designated	Location	City or Town	Marker text
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

	Marker name	Date designated	Location	City or Town	Marker text
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

	Marker name	Date designated	Location	City or Town	Marker text
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

List of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York facts for kids

Contents

Listings county-wide

Town of Hempstead

Town of North Hempstead

Town of Oyster Bay

City of Glen Cove

See also