Copiague

by Mary Cascone

Book Overview

Along the shores of Long Island's Great South Bay, the Copiague area was a haven for Native Americans and, later, colonial settlers. Previously known as Huntington South, East Amityville, Great Neck, and Powell's, the hamlet adopted the name Copiague in the 1890s. Pres. George Washington's celebrated 1790 sojourn is one of the high points in Copiague history, as are the visits of famed wireless inventor Guglielmo Marconi in the early 1900s, when he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738573310
• ISBN13: 9780738573311
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"