INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MY HOME, #LONGISLAND

The Deep Hollow Ranch in #Montauk is the site of the oldest cattle ranch in #America, built in 1658, and birthplace of the #American cowboy.

#Mastic was the home of #WilliamFloyd, one of the signers of the #DeclarationofIndependence.

Fire Island got its name in the 17th century when people built fires to identify the coastline to the ships out in the ocean.

Long Island's first two settlements were #Southold and #Southampton, in 1640.

In one week in 1925, Long Island sent 56,000 ducks to market in NYC in time for the Feast of Tabernacles, a Jewish Holiday. The finest ducks brought .32/lb at market.

The Lighthouse at Montauk became NY's first coastal beacon in 1796. #GeorgeWashington commissioned the #MontaukLighthouse so that the ships coming in from #Europe could identify the Atlantic Ocean from the #LongIslandSound.

The first #radio transmission, by wireless inventor #GuglielmoMarconi, was in 1901 on Fire Island Avenue in #Babylon

In 1927, #CharlesLindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, as he embarked on the first non-stop solo flight across the #AtlanticOcean.

America's first #supermarket, #KingKullen, started on Long Island in 1930.

#Levittown, the first suburbia in the U.S., was built on Long Island in 1947.

The Lunar Module which landed men on the moon in 1969, was built on Long Island by the #Grumman Corp.

Long Island is the largest island among the 48 contiguous states.

The only working water mill and #windmill in the US are located in the Long Island community of Water Mill.

#RichardNixon's dog Checkers is buried at Long Island's Bide-a-Wee Pet Cemetery.

When the #BrooklynBridge was completed in 1883, it became the first land -transport route between Long Island and mainland #USA. Before that, the only way to travel between the two was by boat.

Long Island was sculpted by melted glaciers, which is why there is a clear difference between the hilly #NorthShore and the flat #SouthShore of Long Island.

Long Island is the most populated island in the #UnitedStates and the 17th most populated island in the world.

Long Island is more populated than the entire country of #Jamaica and of #Ireland!

If Long Island was its own state, it would rank 12th in terms of population.

The North Shore is known for its large mansions, exclusive vacationing, and rich history of its affluent citizens and architecture.
The South Shore is more laid back and hosts more entertainment and sports venues.

The largest industrial park in the US is located on Long Island.
The #Hauppauge Industrial Park which houses 1,300 companies and employs more than 55,000 people.

Together #Nassau and #Suffolk counties' nearly 180 fire agencies possess more fire trucks than New York City and Los Angeles County combined.

There used to be over 250 family owned dairies in Suffolk County. Urban and suburban developement changed things and wiped them out.

#SuffolkCounty is the leading #agricultural county in New York State based on the wholesale value of its farm products.

More 7-Eleven coffee is purchased on Long Island than in all of #California.

After World War II, the #Japanese were nationalized and able to fly to just 5 places in the country with Idlewild Airport (JFK International) being one, which is why #Canon, #Nikon and #Olympus located their corporate offices there.

In 1840 Suffolk County, there were 5,473 #horses and #mules; 22,236 head of cattle; 46,751 sheep; 20,534 pigs, 51 doctors and 12 attorneys.

The Town of Hempstead with 800,000 residents is the largest township in the country, larger than #Boston San Francisco and #baltimore

The Nassau and Suffolk population is greater than 20 of 50 states.

Long Island is the largest college town in the US with 175,000 students registered in 21 colleges.

Long Island has the highest level of volunteerism in the world.