Hempstead NY Attractions

Historic Marker: "CHERRYWOOD"
Wantagh Ave., No. Of JerUSalem Ave., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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"CHERRYWOOD" Home Of Capt. John Seaman Built Near This Site 1644. Patentee To 300 Acre Tract Of Hempstead Purchase ...Time Period 1600-1649 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: 1666 JACKSON -- JONES 1935
Merrick Rd. E. Of Riverside Dr., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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1666 Jackson -- Jones 1935 Home Of Col. John Jackson Brig. Gen. Jacob S. Jackson Samuel Jackson Jones (1923) And Their Descendants For Ten Generations ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON
Fulton Ave., W. Of Terrace Ave. In Hempstead Hempstead NY
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Benjamin F. Thompson 1784-1849 Wrote "HISTORY Of Long Island" While Living Here. His Grave Is In Hempstead. ...Time Period 1750-1799 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION
W. Side Cooper Field Parking Space Between Fulton & Front Sts. Inhempstead Hempstead NY
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Duke's Law Convention Held Near This Spot In Old Building, 1664-65 ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: GRIST MILL SITE
Merrick Rd. E. Of Riverside Dr., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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Grist Mill Site Col. John Jackson Granted Whole Liberty And Privilege Jerusalem River 1704; Also Conbury Patent 1708 From Queen Anne (NOW Jones Beach) ...Time Period 1700-1749 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: HOME OF
Ocean & Atlantic Aves., In E. Rockaway Hempstead NY
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Home Of Alexander Davison, Son Of Robert Davison, Revolutionary Soldier, Whose Grandson Charles And Family Lived Here Until The Year 1921 ...Time Period ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: HOMESTEAD SITE
Merrick Rd. E. Of Central Blvd. In Freeport Hempstead NY
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Homestead Site 1687-1884 Six Generations Of The Jonathan Smith Jr. Branch Rock Smith Family. Long Island Settlers, 1664 ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: INDIAN TRAIL
NYS 27 & Seaman Neck Rd., In Seaford Hempstead NY
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Indian Trail And Seaman's Neck Path Through Tract Purchased From Massapequa Indians, 1664, By Captain John Seaman; Became Public Highway, 1762 ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT
On Post Ave., Near Entrance To Roosevelt Raceway Hempstead NY
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Lindbergh's Flight On Mayh 20, 1927, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Rose 1/4 Mile West From Roosevelt Field, Landing 33 Hours Later At Le Bourget Field, France ...Time Period 1900-1949 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: MEETING HOUSE
Wantagh Ave., No. Of JerUSalem Ave., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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Meeting House Built 1827 By Religious Society Of Friends, First Meeting In Jerusalem Held At Home Of Benjamin Seaman, 1699 ...Time Period 1800-1849 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: NORTH JERUSALEM
Wantagh Ave., No. Of Southern State Pkwy., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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North Jerusalem Avenue Very Old Route From Hempstead To Jerusalem Settled 1644 ...Time Period 1600-1649 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: RICHARD JACKSON
Wantagh Ave., S. Of Stratford Rd., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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Richard Jackson Captain, Jerusalem Company, Queens Co. Militia 1776, Lived Here: Daughter Jane M. Lt. John Althause, Hessian On British Evacuation 1783 ...Time Period 1750-1799 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: ROCK HALL
B'way At Entrance To Rock Hal, Vlge. Of Lawrence Hempstead NY
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Rock Hall Colonial Manor House Built By Josiah Martin 1767 Residence Of Hewlett Family 1824-1948 Owned By Town Of Hempstead ...Time Period 1750-1799 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SAND HOLE
Babylon Trnpke. & Seaman Ave. In Freeport Hempstead NY
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Sand Hole Church Site Of Converted Store. First Methodist Church In Freeport, 1833-58 Near Corner Of Old Crooked Avenue ...Time Period 1800-1849 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF
Main St., Between Carman And Grant Aves., In Rockaway Hempstead NY
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Site Of Col. Richard Hewlett Home. Famous Tory Of Long Island, Who Planned To Capture Gen. George Washington ...Time Period 1750-1799 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF
E. Rockaway Rd. Ocean Ave., E. Rockaway Hempstead NY
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Site Of First Grist And Saw Mill Built By Joseph Haviland In 1688. Last Operators Charles Davison And Sons, Robert, Herbert, And John ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF
Babylon Trnpke. S. Of Meadowbrook Rd. Hempstead NY
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Site Of Stage Coach Stop Route Brooklyn To Babylon; Merrick Post Office And Generalstore 1840-73; "LIBERTY Flag Pole" 1862-92 ...Time Period 1850-1899 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF
NYS 27, W. Of Central Blvd. In Merrick Hempstead NY
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Site Of Indian Village Lodges Of Meroke Tribe Were Few Hundred Feet South. Merrick Settled In 1643. Flag Pole" 1862-92 ...Time Period ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF
Mill Rd., E. Of Nassau Rd. In Freeport Hempstead NY
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Site Of Grist And Saw Mill Of Daniel Raynor Raynortown Settled By Edward Raynor Or His Children, 1659 ...Time Period 1650-1699 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF HOME
Wantagh Ave., S. Of Hempstead Ave., In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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Site Of Home Robert Jackson Pioneer Settler Jerusalem, 1644. Patentee To Tract Southward After Hempstead Purchase ...Time Period 1600-1649 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF OVEN
Main St., So. Of Atlantic Ave. In E. Rockaway Hempstead NY
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Site Of Oven First Oven For Public Use. Sold By Aaron Alburtis To Isaac Bloom In 1760. Bread Was Baked Here For The Neighbors Twice A Week ...Time Period 1750-1799 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: SITE OF OVEN
Main St., So. Of Atlantic Ave. In E. Rockaway Hempstead NY
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Site Of Oven First Post Office, 1869 Richard Carman And L.D. Simons In Charge First Called Near Rockaway Now, East Rockaway ...Time Period 1850-1899 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: THIS HOME
NYS 412 In Clinton Hempstead NY
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This Home Was Given To John Hewlett By His Grandfather, George Hewlett, Who Came Here From England In 1636. The Home Is Still In The Family ...Time Period ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: WANTAGH
Merrick Rd. E. At Wantagh CaUSeway Hempstead NY
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Wantagh First Settlement 1644 Named In Memory Of Grand Sachem Of Montauks 1651-1658 For Ten Generations ...Time Period 1600-1649 ...Search ...Map

Historic Marker: WANTAGH
Wantagh Ave., N. Of Merrick Rd. In Wantagh Hempstead NY
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Wantagh First Settlement 1644 Named In Memory Of Grand Sachem Of Montauks 1651-1658 For Ten Generations ...Time Period 1600-1649 ...Search ...Map

Brick Church
220 Brick Church Road New Hempstead NY 10977
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