Long Island Sights - M through Z
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I am a Long Island native, and there is plenty to do here. In this context, by Long Island I am referring not to the geographical fish-shaped
island of Long Isand, but rather Nassau and Suffolk Counties, i.e. not Brooklyn and Queens (New York City).
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Marine Nature Study Area (Oceanside)
5/22/1993
Flow management
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One guy on the ground ...
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... as another takes flight
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Trusty tour guide me ...
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... and Maureen studies nature
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Montauk Point State Park
Muttontown Preserve (Muttontown)
7/3/1995
Maureen on the trail ...
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... with me mapping
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Sculpture reflection
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A little trail buddy
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Nissequogue River State Park
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Oheka Castle (Huntington)
9/28/2022
The entrance gate ...
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... and cool driveway
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Our first view of the mansion
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Mom checking it out
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A look back to the driveway
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Our tour tickets
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Grand staircase
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The beautiful ...
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... main library ...
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Painting of Otto Kahn
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... and picture of the original
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Ballroom before restoration ...
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... and Grand Ballroom today
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Nice staircase
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Beautiful Dining Room
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Huge modern Terrace Room ...
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... holds 700 for a reception!
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Looking towards the water ...
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... at the huge green space ...
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... and back towards the mansion
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Mom enjoying the view
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Upstairs at condos ...
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... and in the Bridal Suite ...
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... with a balcony ...
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... and fantastic view!
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A little closer in
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The view at a reception
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Drawing of the gate and drive
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Suite view of ...
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... outside restaurant area
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Us enjoying lunch
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Mom in Chaplin Room ...
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... with me
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The fountains from outside ...
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... with me and Mom
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A couple of views ...
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... back to the mansion
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Me and Mom
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Old Bethpage Village (Old Bethpage)
8/12/2022
The park sign
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A map of our destinations
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1760 Schenck House ...
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... moved from Manhasset
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Another view outside ...
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... and another
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... one inside ...
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Mom coming out the back
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At 1850 Conklin House ...
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... a woman paints the Schenck House
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Conklin inside
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The house used to be ...
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... at the shore
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Nice gazebo ...
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... with me and Mom
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Me at ...
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.. Dr. Searing's office
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Nice wagon
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Decorative detail
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1865 Layton Store ..
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... inside
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Detail of store items
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1850 Noon Inn ...
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... today at the Village
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Noon sign
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Some views ...
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... inside of the Inn
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1820 Lawrence House
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1815 Cooper House
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The farm area ...
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... with Mom
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Real wool
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The goats relaxing ...
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... and saying hello
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The barn inside
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Fowl friends
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1850 Powell Farm ...
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... with outside residents
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1860 Prime Storage Building
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Nice panaorama of the area with Mom heading home
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Old Westbury Gardens (Old Westbury)
9/3/2021
The front approach view
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Big tree near the West Porch
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Mrs. Phipp's Study
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The beautiful West Porch ...
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... with me and Mom
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COVID protection for all
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Red Ballroom
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Mr. Phipp's Study
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Dining Room
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Master Bedroom
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A view from the front angle ...
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... and back
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Me on a pleasant path
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Thatched Cottage
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A beautufal way ...
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... to enjoy ...
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... the roses
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Checking out the railway exhibit
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Nice trestle bridge
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Lots of levels and curves
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Some info on the model mansions
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Westbury House ...
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... Oheka Castle ...
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Vanderbilt Eagle's Nest ...
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... and Gould Hempstead House
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Beautiful lawns and hedges
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A long look at the back ...
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... and a little closer
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me and Mom out back
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The view from the house
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A great spot for lunch!
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Orient Beach State Park
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
P (top)
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
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Quogue Wildlife Refuge (Quoque)
8/15/2021
The site sign ...
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... and map of our route
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A look over Old Ice Pond
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A convenient bridge ...
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... over Quantuck Creek
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Mom on the bridge ...
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... and me on a nice trail
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A little nature detail
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Another look over the pond
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Excellent boardwalk over swampy area
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A little snack after our hike
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Robert J. Henke Nature Preserve (Lake Grove)
8/21/2020
Getaway walk and snack
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8/27/2023
Pretty moss
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Snack time after a couple laps
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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sands Point Preserve (Sands Point)
9/2/2022
The site sign
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Castle Gould from thge parking lot ...
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... and a little closer ...
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... as we head inside
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Some history ...
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... of the mansions ...
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... and aerial view
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Hempstead House ...
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... with me and Mom
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Detail of the front ...
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... and entrance
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A view of the gardens ...
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... towards the water ...
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... and back at the mansion
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Mom enjoys ...
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... a view of the water
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A panorama of the Sound ...
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... looking east ...
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... and west
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Organic Vegetable Garden
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Time for lunch
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Pretty-looking pond ...
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... and me
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A view from the other end
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Mom watches me ...
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... on the beach
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East again ...
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... and west
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Rocky north shore
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Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
5/15/1993
The memorial from afar ...
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... and closer ...
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... with me and Maureen
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Sunken Meadow State Park
Sweetbriar Nature Center (Smithtown)
7/11/2021
The site sign ...
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... and trail maps
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A rescued bird
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On the trails ...
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... including me on the Greenbelt
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A cool tree ...
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... with trunk like an elephant foot
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Mom at another area...
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... with pretty ducks
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A friendly deer ...
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... hangs near the main building
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T (top)
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve (Seaford)
7/1/1990
On the trail - me, ...
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... and Maureen ...
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... to this swampy area
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Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Thomas Moran House National Historic Landmark (East Hampton)
8/16/2012 From there we continued to East Hampton and the Thomas Morgan House NHL. This is the 1837–1926 home of the
painter of the Hudson River School, known for his landscape paintings in the American West. The house is in really bad shape, with shoring
wood all over including supporting the main front of the house and the chimney. After strolling around a little, checking out the creepy
place, we headed east some more ...
The sign and house
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Nice detail but overgrown
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A look inside
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Lots of support needed
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Trail View State Park
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Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium (Centerport)
3/16/1991
The mansion outside ...
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... with the family
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A nice diorama
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Maureen looking at the displays
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Lots of natural exhibits
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Great model and view
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Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Park
Welwyn Preserve (Glen Cove)
7/16/1995
Maureen navigates the trail
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Me by some old building
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At the Sound - Maureen, ...
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... and me
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Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
William Sidney Mount House National Historic Landmark (Stony Brook)
4/24/2011 The family met at Mom’s house and almost immediately headed right back out to Stony Brook, where we parked in front of the William
Sydney Mount NHL. This is a wood sided and shingled house built in 1725 where Hudson Valley School painter William Sidney Mount lived and had a studio from 1807 to
1868. We photoed and walked around the large house, and tried to figure out if it was currently lived in. There appeared to be living house plants inside, yet
there was stuff strewn all around the floors in a real mess.
The front of the house
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Ken and Mom, ...
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... me, ...
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... and Kim and Terry
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The whole family out front
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Y (top)
Youngs Memorial Cemetery (Oyster Bay)
7/3/1995 [Gravesite of President Teddy Roosevelt]
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