# 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 | 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 | 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 |

### City of Long Beach

| | Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text |
| 1 | COBBLE VILLA | | | 657 Laurelton Boulevard | Long Beach | Erected circa 1912 for the late Senator Reynolds, developer of City of Long Beach. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Interior. The Steele Residence since 1978. |
| 2 | THE LIRR STATION | | | 19 West Park Avenue | Long Beach | The Long Beach station was opened in 1909 soon after the closing of a station just south of here. The City of Long Beach and the LIRR renovated the station in 1986 Long Beach Island Landmarks Association |