Greenlawn: A Long Island Hamlet

by Louise Dougher and Carol Bloomgarden

Book Overview

From the archives of the Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association comes this striking visual history of the north shore Long Island hamlet of Greenlawn.

Originally known as Oldfields, the area was settled in the early 1800s by farmers. The extension of the Long Island Railroad through the farmlands in 1867-1868 provided the impetus for the development of a profitable pickle and cabbage industry, the growth of the community,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738504564
• ISBN13: 9780738504568
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"