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.

Listings county-wide

Town of Hempstead

Marker name ImageDate designatedLocationCity or Town Marker text 1 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 2 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. 3 CAMP MEETING GROUNDS Fletcher Avenue and Haven Avenue North Merrick ANNUAL METHODIST CAMP MEETINGS WERE HELD NORTH OF THIS MARKER FROM 1869 TO THE EARLY 1920'S.Historical Society of the Merricks 4 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 5 DUKE'S LAWS CONVENTION Front Street and Cooper Square East Hempstead HELD NEAR THIS SPOT IN OLD BUILDING, 1664–65 6 FREEPORT POINT SHIPYARD 417 Woodcleft Avenue Freeport 1924 - 1968 FOUNDED BY FRED AND MIRTO SCOPINICH BUILT RUMRUNNERS, COAST GUARD BOATS, COMMERCIAL VESSELS, & AIR-SEA RESCUE BOATS RECEIVED NAVY EXCELLENCE AWARD DURING WWIILandmarks Preservation Commission 2014 7 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). 8 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 9 HOMESTEAD SITE MERRICK RD. E. OF CENTRAL BLVD. Freeport1687–1884, SIX GENERATIONS OF THE JONATHAN SMITH JR. BRANCH ROCK SMITH FAMILY. LONG ISLAND SETTLERS, 1664 10 TRUBIA RIFLE Church Street and North Main Street Freeport TROPHY GUN OBTAINED FROM THE US NAVY DEPARTMENT WAS UNVEILED ON JULY 4, 1902 BY THE DBP MOTT POST OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLICWilliam G. Pomeroy Foundation 2015 11 VILLAGE HALL - 1928 North Ocean Avenue FreeportALSO KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. IT WAS BUILT TO REPLICATE INDEPENDENCE HALL IN PHILADELPHIA ENLARGED 1973 12 INDIAN TRAIL NYS 27 & SEAMAN NECK RD. SeafordINDIAN TRAIL AND SEAMAN'S NECK PATH THROUGH TRACT PURCHASED FROM MASSAPEQUA INDIANS, 1664, BY CAPTAIN JOHN SEAMAN; BECAME PUBLIC HIGHWAY, 1762 13 JERUSALEM WANTAGH AVE., N. OF Jerusalem Ave at Duck Pond Drive N. WantaghAN EARLY ENGLISH SETTLEMENT ESTABLISHED IN THIS AREA CIRCA 1666 BY JOHN SEAMAN A FOUNDER OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD IN 1644Jerusalem Chapter NSDAR 2009 14 LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT Cradle of Aviation Museum Garden City 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 15 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 16 NORTH JERUSALEM AVENUE WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. Wantagh VERY OLD ROUTE FROM HEMPSTEAD TO JERUSALEM SETTLED 1644 17 RICHARD JACKSON WANTAGH AVE., S. OF STRATFORD RD. WantaghCAPTAIN, JERUSALEM COMPANY, QUEENS CO. MILITIA 1776, LIVED HERE: DAUGHTER JANE M. LT. JOHN ALTHAUSE, HESSIAN ON BRITISH EVACUATION 1783 18 ROCK HALL Rock Hall Museum LawrenceCOLONIAL MANOR HOUSE BUILT BY JOSIAH MARTIN 1767 RESIDENCE OF HEWLETT FAMILY 1824–1948 OWNED BY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD 19 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 20 SAND HOLE CHURCH BABYLON TRNPKE. & SEAMAN AVE. FreeportSITE OF CONVERTED STORE. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN FREEPORT, 1833–58 NEAR CORNER OF OLD CROOKED AVENUE 21 SITE OF COL. RICHARD HEWLETT HOME MAIN ST., BETWEEN CARMAN AND GRANT AVES. East RockawayFAMOUS TORY OF LONG ISLAND, WHO PLANNED TO CAPTURE GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON 22 SITE OF STAGE COACH STOP ROUTE BROOKLYN TO BABYLON BABYLON TRNPKE. S. OF MEADOWBROOK RD. MerrickMERRICK POST OFFICE AND GENERAL STORE 1840–73; "LIBERTY FLAG POLE" 1862–92 23 SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL E. ROCKAWAY RD. OCEAN AVE. East RockawayBUILT BY JOSEPH HAVILAND IN 1688. LAST OPERATORS CHARLES DAVISON AND SONS, ROBERT, HERBERT, AND JOHN 24 SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL MILL RD., E. OF NASSAU RD. FreeportOF DANIEL RAYNOR RAYNORTOWN SETTLED BY EDWARD RAYNOR OR HIS CHILDREN, 1659 25 SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES NYS 27, W. OF CENTRAL BLVD. MerrickSITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES OF MEROKE TRIBE WERE FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTH. MERRICK SETTLED IN 1643. FLAG POLE" 1862–92 26 SITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON WANTAGH AVE., S. OF HEMPSTEAD AVE. WantaghSITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON PIONEER SETTLER JERUSALEM, 1644. PATENTEE TO TRACT SOUTHWARD AFTER HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE 27 SITE OF OVEN MAIN ST., SO. OF ATLANTIC AVE. East RockawayFIRST OVEN FOR PUBLIC USE. SOLD BY AARON ALBURTIS TO ISAAC BLOOM IN 1760. BREAD WAS BAKED HERE FOR THREE CENTS TWICE A WEEK FOR NEIGHBORS.East Rockaway Centennial 2000 29 TEMPLE BETH EL 46 Locust Avenue CedarhurstCONGREGATION INCORPORATED NOVEMBER 11, 1922 AS UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER. BUILT THIS SYNAGOGUE IN 1923 & DEDICATED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1924.William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2023 30 WANTAGH WANTAGH AVE., Old Railroad Station Museum Complex WantaghFIRST SETTLEMENT 1644 NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651–1658 31 WASHINGTON TOUR 1790 MERRICK RD. E. AT CEDAR CREEK PARK 40.664754, -73.507073 WantaghPRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON TRAVELLED NEAR THIS SITE APRIL 21, 1790, WHILE TOURING LONG ISLAND TO THANK SUPPORTERS OF THE WAR EFFORTJerusalem Chapter NSDAR 1999

Town of North Hempstead

Marker name ImageDate designatedLocationCity or Town Marker text 1 ALICIA PATTERSON 119 Middle Neck Road Sands PointIN TRIBUTE TO ALICIA PATTERSON, 1906–1963 WAS A CO-PUBLISHER & EDITOR. SHE FOUNDED & LED LONG ISLAND'S NEWSDAY TO STATUS OF A MAJOR DAILY NEWSPAPER.George E. Pataki, Governor 2 CEDARMERE 225 Bryant Avenue Roslyn HarborTHE HOME FROM 1843 TO 1878 OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794–1878), PROMINENT AMERICAN POET, NEWSPAPER EDITOR AND CIVIC LEADERWilliam G. Pomeroy Foundation 2013 3 MONFORT CEMETERY Entrance of Montfort Cemetery Port WashingtonGRAVESITES OF EARLY SETTLERS BURIED FROM 1737 TO 1892 INCLUDING THE ONDERDONK, HEGEMAN, DODGE, RAPELJE AND SCHENCK FAMILIES.William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2017 4 ROSLYN GRIST MILL 1347 Old Northern Boulevard RoslynBUILT BETWEEN 1715–1741, THIS RARE SURVING DUTCH- FRAMED WATERMILL OPERATED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. SERVED AS A TEA HOUSE 1920–1974.William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2018 5 ROSLYN HISTORIC DISTRICT MAIN STREET Main Street and East Broadway Roslyn In this block stand 37 structures built 1690–1865. Town of North Hempstead Marker erected October 9, 1966. 6 ROSLYN HISTORIC DISTRICT MAIN STREET Main Street and Tower Place Roslyn In this block stand 37 structures built 1690–1865. Town of North Hempstead Marker erected October 9, 1966. 7 SAINT MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rushmore Avenue and Roslyn Avenue Carle Place Erected 1926. Oldest Church in Carle Place, New York. New York State Landmark Site. Erected July 9, 1999. 8 TIDAL GRIST MILL 190 Grist Mill Lane Great NeckBUILT CA. 1715 BY HENRY ALLEN TO GRIND CORN AND GRAIN. AFTER 1833 OPERATED BY THE UDALL FAMILY. RESTORED CA. 1940 BY LOUISE UDALL ELDRIDGE.William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2020 9 WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 225 Bryant Avenue Roslyn HarborNEW YORK EVENING POST EDITOR 1829–1878 SUPPORTED ABOLITION, UNION RIGHTS, AMERICAN ART, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PARKS.Press Club of Long Island

Town of Oyster Bay

Marker name ImageDate designatedLocationCity or Town Marker text 1 Arthur F. White 215 Broadway Bethpage Funeral home - Bethpage - 1946. 5 generations funeral dirs. Previous home - circa - 1910 of Albert and Katherine Guerin prominent community familySponsored by Nancy White 2 Bethpage - JFK 500 Broadway Bethpage 1963 - First school in USA named for assassinated President John F. Kennedy in tribute by Bethpage Board of EducationSponsored by Terrence Clark 3 Bethpage Hamlet 215 Broadway Bethpage 1687 T. Powell obtains land. 1695 Deed Bethpage Purchase. 1857 Name Jerusalem Station. 1867 Renamed Central Park. 1936 Changed To BethpagenCentral Park Historical Society 4 Broad Spring Central Avenue and Meeting House Road Farmingdale This spring marks point laid out in first highway survey of Bethpage made 1732 by Samuel Willis. 5 Cantiag Woods Cantiague Lane and West John Street Hicksville Northwest corner of land conveyed by Indian deed to Robert Williams 1648. Rock placed as Town boundary marker 1745. 6 Carll Hill Road Carll Hill Road and Pine Hollow Road Oyster Bay Named after Civil War veteran David Carll, a free Black man who volunteered in 1864 to serve in the 26th N.Y. United States Colored Troop Regiment. Funded through a government stipend and by philanthropists, including James Roosevelt, uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt. Upon returning home after the war in 1865, soon after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, David and wife Louisa Appleford Carll purchased land in the Pine Hollow community that continues to house generations of his descendants to this day. David's legacy is an important chapter in the history of Oyster Bay and the nation. 7 Chin Chin Ranch 460 Clocks Boulevard Massapequa 1913–1925. Country home of Fred Stone. One of the most acclaimed and beloved stars of American musical comedy for more than half a century.Historical Society of the Massapequas 8 Council Rock Entrance of Council Rock Cemetery Oyster Bay Here George Fox, 1672, met with Wrights, Underhill and Feeke at Quaker Gatherings.State Education Department 9 Fort Hill Entrance of Fort Hill Cemetery Oyster Bay Robert Townsend: Washington's Secret AgentEstablished in 1668, this site began as a private burying ground when John Townsend was laid to rest on his own land. John and his brother Henry Townsend, founder of the first mill in Oyster Bay, were signers of the Flushing Remonstrance of 1657, a landmark document advocating religious tolerance. Following persecution by Governor Peter Stuyvesant, the Townsends relocated to Oyster Bay in search of greater freedom. Also buried here is Robert Townsend (1753–1838), known as "Culper Jr.," a key member of General George Washington's Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution. Operating under the cover of a Manhattan merchant, Townsend gathered vital intelligence for Washington. His reports traveled by courier to Setauket, by whaleboat across Long Island Sound to Connecticut, and onward by horseback to Washington's headquarters.