Lynbrook LIRR plaques go up, 20 years later
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams, right, and Lynbrook historian and author Arthur S. Mattson look over Mattson's book on his village at the Lynbrook LIRR station. It was the first elevated station for the Long Island Rail Road. (July 27, 2012)
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Plaques are often used to commemorate historical events. But seldom does the plaque itself have an interesting story behind it.
That's the case with two markers that went up at the Long Island Rail Road Lynbrook station Friday. The cast-aluminum plaques pay tribute to the station's rich history and to one of its more notable historical figures.
They also bear a peculiar date of creation:...
