Long Island History
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Part one of Chapter 7 of “Long Island: Our Story” is available here.
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Born as a creature of commerce, the Big Duck grew to symbolize Long Island.
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Read part two of Long Island Our Story Chapter 6: City and Suburb.
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Stanford White, designer of elegant Long Island houses for the Gilded Age.
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As president, Theodore Roosevelt spent summers at his beloved Cove Neck mansion.
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John Holland's persistence at America's first sub base leads to improvements.
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Grazing land gives way to Garden City, one of the earliest planned developments.
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South Shore shellfish were welcomed internationally and brought prosperity home.
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After discovering Long Island, the LIRR pulls ahead by absorbing other lines.