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The Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a 209-acre (0.85 km 2) recreated living museum village in Old Bethpage, New York. [1] The village opened in 1970 with dozens of historic structures that had been saved from demolition by Nassau County. [2] Costumed actors provide demonstrations of 19th-century life. It is the site of the annual Long ...
Bethpage as of 2012 has been declared a class 2 Superfund site. [24] The rate of cancers and birth defects in Bethpage is statistically well above the national average, which many attribute to the polluted soil and ground water. [25] Bethpage residents have taken action by filing a $500 million lawsuit against Grumman. [26]
In 1657-1658, Elizabeth "Goody" Garlick, a resident of East Hampton, was accused and tried for witchcraft following the mysterious death of a 16-year-old girl named Elizabeth, the daughter of Lion Gardiner, an English engineer and colonist who founded the first English settlement in New York.
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In 1695, Thomas Powell bought about 10,000 acres (40 km 2) from local Indian tribes, including the Marsapeque, Matinecoc, and Sacatogue, for 140 English pounds.This land, which includes modern Bethpage, East Farmingdale, Farmingdale, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, Plainview, South Farmingdale, and part of Melville, is known as the Bethpage Purchase and is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east to ...
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In May 1956, Bethpage also had to close out students, except for high school students, because of a similar growth rate. The year before, thankfully, residents of Old Bethpage voted to build a new grade school with a capacity of 660 students. The building opened in 1956 and is still in operation today as Old Bethpage Elementary School.
Pages in category "Bethpage, New York" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...