Quiz: Can you locate these LI monuments?
Legend has it that on the longest day of the year in 1665, Englishman Richard Smith hopped on his trusty bull, Whisper, and traced out the boundaries of current-day Smithtown. Historians agree that this tale is mostly bull. Records indicate Smith was given the land. The statue, unveiled in 1941, still stands today, as seen on Aug. 5, 2010. Credit: Colleen Harrington
Long Island is filled with markers, monuments and memorials that honor our heroes and celebrate our history.
These are things we pass by on our way to work, heading to school, or even taking a stroll though the park.
While they may look familiar, do you actually know where they are? Click on the link below to take our quiz and find out.
Good luck!
'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.
'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.
