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Hidden history of Long Island / Richard Panchyk.
Author
Panchyk, Richard
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.
Description
140 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
F127.L8 P363 2016
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Subject(s)
Historic sites
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New York (State)
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Long Island
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Historic buildings
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New York (State)
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Long Island
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Long Island (N.Y.)
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History
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Long Island (N.Y.)
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Biography
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Long Island (N.Y.)
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History, Local
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Series
Hidden history (Charleston, S.C.)
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Hidden history
Summary note
"Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Island's intriguing history"--Publisher description.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.
Contents
Introduction
The glacier stops here
Long Island at war
Pirates, presidents, poets and preachers
Rails, roads, and runways
Horses and courses
Ghosts of the Gold Coast
Final resting places.
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ISBN
9781467136273 ((paperback))
1467136271 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016953389
OCLC
956694218
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