This is intended to be a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Nassau County, New York.[1]
| Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | 1 | CHERRYWOOD | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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2 | 1666 JACKSON—JONES 1935 | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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3 | BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON | | {{dts}} | FULTON AVE., W. OF TERRACE AVE. | Hempstead | 1784-1849, WROTE "HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND" WHILE LIVING HERE. HIS GRAVE IS IN HEMPSTEAD. |
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4 | DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION | | {{dts}} | W. SIDE COOPER FIELD PARKING SPACE BETWEEN FULTON & FRONT STS. | Hempstead | DUKE'S LAW CONVENTION HELD NEAR THIS SPOT IN OLD BUILDING, 1664-65. |
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5 | GRIST MILL SITE | | {{dts}} | 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). |
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6 | HOME OF ALEXANDER DAVISON | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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7 | HOMESTEAD SITE | | {{dts}} | MERRICK RD. E. OF CENTRAL BLVD. | Freeport | 1687-1884, SIX GENERATIONS OF THE JONATHAN SMITH JR. BRANCH ROCK SMITH FAMILY. LONG ISLAND SETTLERS, 1664 |
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8 | INDIAN TRAIL | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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9 | LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT | | {{dts}} | ON POST AVE., NEAR ENTRANCE TO ROOSEVELT RACEWAY | 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 |
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10 | MEETING HOUSE | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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11 | NORTH JERUSALEM AVENUE | | {{dts}} | WANTAGH AVE., NO. OF SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. | Wantagh | VERY OLD ROUTE FROM HEMPSTEAD TO JERUSALEM SETTLED 1644 |
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12 | RICHARD JACKSON | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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13 | ROCK HALL | {{dts}} | 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 |
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14 | SAND HOLE CHURCH | | {{dts}} | BABYLON TRNPKE. & SEAMAN AVE. | Freeport | SITE OF CONVERTED STORE. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH IN FREEPORT, 1833–58 NEAR CORNER OF OLD CROOKED AVENUE |
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15 | SITE OF COL. RICHARD HEWLETT HOME | | {{dts}} | MAIN ST., BETWEEN CARMAN AND GRANT AVES. | East Rockaway | FAMOUS TORY OF LONG ISLAND, WHO PLANNED TO CAPTURE GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON |
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16 | SITE OF STAGE COACH STOP ROUTE BROOKLYN TO BABYLON | | {{dts}} | BABYLON TRNPKE. S. OF MEADOWBROOK RD. | MERRICK POST OFFICE AND GENERALSTORE 1840-73; "LIBERTY FLAG POLE" 1862-92 |
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17 | SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL | | {{dts}} | E. ROCKAWAY RD. OCEAN AVE. | East Rockaway | BUILT BY JOSEPH HAVILAND IN 1688. LAST OPERATORS CHARLES DAVISON AND SONS, ROBERT, HERBERT, AND JOHN |
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18 | SITE OF FIRST GRIST AND SAW MILL | | {{dts}} | MILL RD., E. OF NASSAU RD. | Freeport | OF DANIEL RAYNOR RAYNORTOWN SETTLED BY EDWARD RAYNOR OR HIS CHILDREN, 1659 |
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19 | SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE LODGES | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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20 | SITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON | | {{dts}} | WANTAGH AVE., S. OF HEMPSTEAD AVE. | Wantagh | SITE OF HOME ROBERT JACKSON PIONEER SETTLER JERUSALEM, 1644. PATENTEE TO TRACT SOUTHWARD AFTER HEMPSTEAD PURCHASE |
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21 | SITE OF OVEN | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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22 | SITE OF OVEN | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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24 | WANTAGH | {{dts}} | WANTAGH AVE., N. OF MERRICK RD. | Wantagh | FIRST SETTLEMENT 1644 NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651-1658 FOR TEN GENERATIONS |
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25 | WANTAGH | | {{dts}} | MERRICK RD. E. AT WANTAGH CAUSEWAY | Wantagh | FIRST SETTLEMENT 1644 NAMED IN MEMORY OF GRAND SACHEM OF MONTAUKS 1651-1658 FOR TEN GENERATIONS |
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| Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | 1 | Broad Spring | | {{dts}} | Central Ave & Meeting House Rd. | Farmingdale | This spring marks point laid out in first highway survey of Bethpage made 1732 by Samuel Willis. |
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2 | Cantiag Woods | | {{dts}} | 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. |
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3 | Council Rock | 1939}} | Lake Ave. & Shore Ave. | Oyster Bay | Here George Fox, 1672, met with Wrights, Underhill and Feeke at Quaker Gatherings. |
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4 | Fortified Hill | 1932}} | Orchard and Prospect Sts. | Oyster Bay | Occupied by Colonel Simcoe's Queens Rangers 1779-1781. |
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5 | Glen Street Station | 1967}} | Cedar Swamp Road(Glen Street) South of Elm Avenue. | Glen Cove | City of Glen Cove. R.R. STATION. First train to New York from Glen Cove Glen Street. May 16, 1867. Erected 1967. |
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6 | 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. |
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7 | Home of Samuel Jones | | {{dts}} | 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. |
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8 | Powell Home | | {{dts}} | Merrit Rd. north of Fulton St. | Farmingdale | Built by Thomas Powell in 1700 after purchase of Bethpage from Massapequa Indian tribe October 18, 1695. |
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9 | Kessler Glass | | {{dts}} | 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 |
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10 | Quaker Meeting House (Farmingdale) | | {{dts}} | Meeting House Rd., E. of Bethpage State Pok Club House | Farmingdale | Quaker Meeting House built and first meetings held 1698. |
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11 | 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. |
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12 | 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. |
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13 | Youngs Home | | {{dts}} | Cove Neck & Oyster Bay-Syosset Rd. | Oyster Bay | George Washington rested here on April 23/24, 1790, while on his Long Island tour. |
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1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historicmarkers/ |title=New York State Historic Markers |date=2009-05-05 |work=New York State Historic Markers |publisher=New York Museum |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324134704/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historicmarkers/ |archivedate=2013-03-24 |df= }}