True stories, fun facts, and photos that reveal the little-known secrets of New Yorkโs Long Island.
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Long Islandโs history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions, and colorful characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the countryโs first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbiltโs Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian kingโs estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. With these stories and more, Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Islandโs intriguing history.
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โAmazing and unknown historical gems.โโQueens Gazette