DONATE VIA PAYPAL FOLLOW US VISIT OUR TOWN TODAY - we have so much to offer! 516-759-1133 HOME LV DIRECTORY NEWS & EVENTS GALLERY MORE Visit our town today - we have so much to offer! The local history of Locust Valley Beginnings Oyster Bay Town's hamlet of Locust Valley was originally part of a larger region called Matinecock, settled in 1667, that covered what is now northern Nassau County. The English Farmers in 1730 changed the local name to Buckram, probably after Buckenham, a town in Norfolk County, England, from which some of the pioneers had come. At a public meeting in 1856, the name became Locust Valley because of the many locust trees in the area. TURNING POINT Rail service reached Locust Valley by 1870, and by the start of the century the community and its environs were attracting rich people who built lavish woodland estates. The horse farms, polo fields and private clubs soon followed. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST PRIDE OF THE VALLEY The area is steeped in Quaker tradition. The Matinecock Friends meeting House at Piping Rock and Duck Pond Roads, now in Glen Cove but historically part of Locust Valley, was built in 1725. It was destroyed by fire in 1985 and rebuilt the next year. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Two privately owned dwellings built around 1698 are now official town landmarks: the Joseph Weeks Jr. and William Hawxhurst houses on Oyster Bay Road. Two private schools in Locust Valley, Friends Academy and the Portledge School, each on more than 60 acres, have national reputations. Today's one-square-mile, unincorporated hamlet of about 2,000 people is off the beaten path for most Long Islanders. Locust Valley has always had a wide identity; it is generally agreed that the surrounding incorporated villages of Lattingtown, Matinecock and Mill Neck, at least, are also a part of what is called Locust Valley. Several communities are under the postal and school umbrella of Locust Valley. Many neighborhoods, such as Brookville, Old Brookville and Upper Brookville, consider the Locust Valley town and shops as part of their own. The article on this page was taken from NEWSDAY Long Island Our Story Sunday, Feb.22,1998 Our Towns WHERE TO FIND MORE Please visit the local history collection at the Locust Valley Public Library. Some of our neighboring towns are: Bayville, Centre Island, Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay Cove, Glen Cove, Sea Cliff and Glen Head. HOW TO GET HERE Directions: From the West: LIE 495 East to Exit 39N Right on Rte 25A Left on Wolver Hollow Rd Left on Piping Rock Rd Follow sign to Birch Hill Rd From the East: LIE 495 West to Exit 41N Left to Route 107N Right on Wheatley Rd Left on Brookville Rd Cross Northern Blvd (Rte 25A) to Wolver Hollow Rd Left on Piping Rock Rd Follow Sign to Birch Hill Rd Come to Locust Valley to share in our rich history! Contact Us P.O. Box 178 Locust Valley, NY 11560 516-759-1133 Locust Valley CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEB DESIGN BY NEWSDAY CONNECT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Follow Us DONATE VIA PAYPAL