Hidden History of Long Island
True stories, fun facts, and photos that reveal the little-known secrets of New York's Long Island. Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions, and colorful characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4396-5898-7
- EAN: 9781439658987
- Produktnummer: 25426597
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'045 KB
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