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    Come on, admit it. You like the duck. Everyone on Long Island loves the Big Duck. The beloved roadside attraction is one of the few good examples of roadside architecture left on Long Island. ...
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    Stony Brook Post Office's Mechanical Eagle



    On March 24, 1807, a post office was established at Stoney Brook,
    the spelling of which was changed to Stony Brook in 1884.
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    The Hercules figurehead and anchor are from the prestigious U.S.S. Ohio, a ship-of-the-line, and the first ship launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1820 and dismantled at Greenport ...
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    Grumman Memorial Park is run by volunteers looking to pay tribute to the advances in aviation and aerospace that took place on Long Island. It is dedicated to the innovative people who took aviation ...
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    This Muffler Man-style Indian statue guards the entrance to the *Riverhead Raceway. The Indian was originally located at the Danbury Fairgrounds and purchased when it closed in the late ...
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    Linda Scott's six story sculpture, “Stargazer” has been welcoming visitors and residents alike to Long Islands Hamptons for over 15 years. Originally designed as an archway for the offices of the Animal ...
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    A giant Indian Chief statue that has kept vigil over the Sunrise Highway in Massapequa since he was built by Rodman Shutt of Strasburg, PA and erected on May 21, 1968. Rod Shutt created many other giants, ...
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    The Spinx is located on Route 27a (Montauk Hwy) on the property of Fontana Cement Co. in Bayport where it has been since 1974. Previous to its location today, it was located at the Anchorage Inn in Blue ...
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    Also known as the "Satan" or "Hell House" this red house sits in the middle of an otherwise normal suburban neighborhood. There has been many stories revolving around this home since it was transformed ...
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    This 18 foot statue of Mary stands on the grounds of Our Lady of the Island.
    It was designed by Patchogue artist Rafael Desoto.





    The statue sits upon the
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    On November 11, 1991, Veterans Day, the 40-member Suffolk County Veterans Memorial Commission formally dedicated the Vietnam War Memorial at the Bald Hill site in Farmingville. The four-sided 100-foot ...
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    The Pirate House, located in Miller Place, is a half-acre lot covered with an assortment of pirate, Roman, Egyptian and eclectic statues, boats, windmills, goldfish ponds and streams, carved and molded ...