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Marker for home of poet William Cullen Bryant
Nassau County and North Hempstead Town officials joined historians Wednesday in dedicating a historical roadside marker at Cedarmere, the former Roslyn Harbor home of William Cullen Bryant.
The sign identifies Cedarmere as the home of Bryant, “prominent American poet, newspaper editor and civic leader,” from 1843 to 1878.
Nassau County opened the house as a museum in 1994 in honor of...