The Massapequas : two thousand years of history / George Kirchmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirchmann, George, author.

Series:

Brief History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Massapequa (N.Y.)--History.

Massapequa (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

Whether as a town, village or hamlet, the communities of East Massapequa, North Massapequa, Massapequa Park and Massapequa proper all share a rich historic legacy. The area's abundant supply of fish and fertile soils attracted early settlement by the Native American tribe known as the Marsapeags, who lived in the "Place of Many Waters." The first European settler, Thomas Jones, saw opportunity in the land filled with swamps, streams and sandy islands where other early Long Islanders did not. Waves of European immigration in the nineteenth century brought a vibrant German enclave. The founding of Fitzmaurice Flying Field made Massapequa Park a center for early American aviation in 1929. The postwar suburban boom resulted in tens of thousands of new residents by the late 1950s. Historian George Kirchmann takes readers on a historic journey of the Massapequas.

Contents:

Intro

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Beginnings

2. Thomas Jones Makes His Mark

3. Jones Descendants

4. The Floyd-Joneses Shape the Massapequas

5. New Settlers, New Features After 1870

6. Growth Between the Wars

7. Postwar Development

8. Preserving, Recording and Promoting the Past

9. Unusual and Unexpected

Conclusion: The Massapequas in 2001

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781439672853

1439672857

OCLC:

1255228693