> LONG ISLAND, NY
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> Long Island, NY is the largest island, by area, in the U.S. with a
> population of about 7.7 million in its 118 mile length from New York
> Harbor to its eastern terminus on the Atlantic Ocean at Montauk Point.
> It is about 28 miles in width from Long Island Sound on the north to
> the Atlantic Ocean on the south. Its western end includes the New York
> City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. When Long Island is defined it
> generally excludes the Queens and Brooklyn sections of New York City.
> Long Island's political divisions consist of Nassau and Suffolk
> Counties, 11 towns and 109 villages -- all with their own
> administrations. The area has had an historical past from the arrival
> of the first settlers. Here are interesting facts:
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> Mastic was the home of William Floyd, one of the signers of the
> Declaration of Independence.
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> Long Island's first two settlements were Southold and Southampton, in
> 1640.
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> Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk is the site of the oldest cattle ranch in
> America, built in 1658, and birthplace of the American cowboy
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> The Lighthouse at Montauk became NY's first coastal beacon in 1796.
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> The first radio transmission, by wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi,
> was in 1901 on Fire Island Avenue in Babylon
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> In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, as he
> embarked on the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
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> America's first supermarket, King Kullen, started on Long Island in 1930.
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> Levittown, the first suburbia in the U.S., was built on Long Island in
> 1947.
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> The Lunar Module which landed men on the moon in 1969, was built on
> Long Island by the Grumman Corp.
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> The only working water mill and windmill in the US are located in the
> Long Island community of Water Mill.
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> Richard Nixon's deceased dog Checkers is buried at Long Island's
> Bide-a-Wee Pet Cemetery.
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> When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883, it became the first
> land -transport route between Long Island and mainland USA. Before
> that, the only way to travel between the two was by boat.
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> Long Island was sculpted by melted glaciers, which is why there is a
> clear difference between the hilly North Shore and the flat South
> Shore of Long Island.
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> Long Island is the most populated island in the United States and the
> 17th most populated island in the world. Interesting fact: Long Island
> is more populated than the entire country of Jamaica and of Ireland!
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> If Long Island was its own state, it would rank 12th in terms of
> population.
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> Robert Moses creation of a cars-only parkway system created the modern
> suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers,
> architects and urban planners across the nation
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> The North Shore is known for its large mansions, exclusive
> vacationing, and rich history of its affluent citizens and
> architecture. The South Shore hosts more entertainment and sports
> venues together with Atlantic Ocean beaches such as Jones Beach.
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> The largest industrial park in the US is located on Long Island - The
> Hauppauge Industrial Park which houses 1,300 companies and employs
> more than 55,000 people.
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> Together Nassau and Suffolk counties' nearly 180 fire agencies possess
> more fire trucks than New York City and Los Angeles County combined.
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> Suffolk County is the leading agricultural county in New York State
> based on the wholesale value of its farm products.
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> More 7-Eleven coffee is purchased on Long Island than in all of
> California.
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> George Washington commissioned the Montauk Lighthouse so that the
> ships coming in from Europe could identify the Atlantic Ocean from the
> Long Island Sound.
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> Fire Island got its name in the 17th century when it built fires to
> identify the coastline to the ships in the ocean.
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> After World War II, the Japanese were nationalized and able to fly to
> just 5 places in the country with Idlewild Airport (JFK International)
> being one, which is why Canon, Nikon and Olympus located their
> corporate offices there.
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> The Town of Hempstead with 800,000 residents is the largest township
> in the country, larger than Boston, San Francisco and Baltimore.
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> The Nassau and Suffolk population is greater than 20 of 50 states.
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> Hicksville was the original home of Fudpucker World Airlines, the
> Worlds only steam powered Airline.
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> Long Island is the largest college "town" in the US with 175,000
> students registered in 21 colleges.
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> Long Island has the highest level of volunteerism in the world.
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