Long Island History Trivia is where anybody can ask questions about long island history. This is a way for us to quiz each other on long island history. Questions can be about anything relating to long island history(Gold coast mansions, old school houses, military Railroad and so on). Anybody can ask questions and anybody can anwser them. Time for the first question.
Who was the knollwood estate(Gold coast mansion) built for?
I believe it was Hudson.
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
Curly your right Charles Hudson. You have the pleasure of asking the next question.
In what year was the Montauk Lighthouse erected?
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
1796.
What year was the walt whitman mall in huntington station on route 110 built?
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I belive it was 1962 and it was long island's first enclosed shopping mall.
Camp Mills was incorporated into Mitchel Field as part of an Air Corps expansion, what year did this happen.
Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, the facility was renamed Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana.
There were how many Nike Missile bases on LI and where were they located (King/Queens counties count...)
I know there was one in Amityville and another in Hempstead/Garden City. I believe there were a few others.Originally Posted by The Commish
Does Hart's Island count even though it's off of the Bronx?
A: There was:
NY-20 in lloyd harbor/huntington
NY-23 in hicksville/oyster bay
NY-24 in farmingdale/amityville
NY-25 in rocky point/brookehaven
NY-29/30 (a double) in lido beach
NY-49 in fort tilden
A TOTAL OF SIX?
ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOCATION IN WESTHAMPTON/QUOGUE AREA AS WELL?
new Q: What is the longest most continuous east/west roadway route on L.I?
Also please state where it starts and where it ends.
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