Cow Neck Peninsula
The Cow Neck Peninsula is a peninsula in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island.
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Description
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The Cow Neck Peninsula was named Cow Neck in the 17th century, in large part due to the fact that it served as a common pasture at the time.[1] The Cow Neck Peninsula is famous for its affluence and historic communities, and was famous for its sand mines along Hempstead Harbor throughout the 20th century.[2][3][4][5]
It is believed that 90% of the concrete that built the foundations of New York City came from the Port Washington sand mines, and that over 100 million tons of sand were shipped to Manhattan.[3]
The Cow Neck Peninsula is also known as Manhasset Neck[6] or simply as Cow Neck.[7]
Geography
On its west side, the Cow Neck Peninsula is bordered by Manhasset Bay.[8] On its east side, it is bordered by Hempstead Harbor. To the north, it is bordered by the Long Island Sound.[8]
Some places on the Cow Neck Peninsula – notably in Flower Hill and Manhasset – reach elevations high enough for the skyline of New York City to be seen from ground level.[9]
List of communities
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The following towns are located on the Cow Neck Peninsula – either in part or in whole:[2][10]
- Baxter Estates
- Flower Hill
- Manhasset
- Manorhaven
- Plandome
- Plandome Heights
- Plandome Manor
- Port Washington
- Port Washington North
- Sands Point
The Cow Neck Peninsula is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead.[11]
References
- ^ Williams, George L. (March 30, 1987). "Shifting Names Is a Tradition For LI Villages". Newsday – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Rather, John (1996-11-17). "Solid Comfort, in Distinct Enclaves (Published 1996)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b "Sand Mining". Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Tape Recaptures Life in Cow Neck". Newsday. April 7, 1964 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Sand That Built New York City". The New York Times. May 9, 1993 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Manhasset Neck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Seyfried, Vincent F. (1956). New York & North Shore Traction Company; Trolleys in: Whitestone, Flushing, Bayside, Roslyn, Pt. Washington, Mineola [and] Hicksville. Orlando, Florida: F. E. Reifschneider.
- ^ a b Palmer, Helen Camp (1977-08-14). "Cow Neck Peninsula Boasts No Cows and Only One 'Working' Farm to Link It With Historic Past (Published 1977)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "MANHASSET ESTATE DIVIDED FOR HOMES; Builders Planning 300 Houses on Former d'Oench Land at Flower Hill (Published 1938)". The New York Times. 1938-04-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "A Place With Unique Qualities: Waterfront, parks make area special". Newsday. May 17, 1992 – via ProQuest.
- ^ 1873 Beers Map of North Hempstead.
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hamlets with
more than
10,000
inhabitants
- Babylon
- Baldwin
- Bay Shore
- Bethpage
- Commack
- Dix Hills
- East Rockaway
- Elwood
- Floral Park
- Freeport
- Garden City
- Hempstead Village
- Hicksville
- Huntington
- Islip
- Kings Park
- Lake Grove
- Levittown
- Lindenhurst
- Lynbrook
- Massapequa
- Massapequa Park
- Melville
- Merrick
- Mineola
- Oceanside
- Riverhead
- Rockville Centre
- Patchogue
- Smithtown
- Uniondale
- Valley Stream
- Wantagh
- Westbury
- West Islip
hamlets with
fewer than
10,000
inhabitants
- Amityville
- Asharoken
- Atlantic Beach
- Baxter Estates
- Bayville
- Belle Terre
- Bellerose
- Bellerose Terrace
- Bellport
- Brightwaters
- Brookville
- Cedarhurst
- Center Moriches
- Centre Island
- Cove Neck
- Dering Harbor
- East Hampton
- East Hills
- East Williston
- Farmingdale
- Flower Hill
- Great Neck
- Great Neck Estates
- Great Neck Plaza
- Greenport
- Head of the Harbor
- Hewlett Bay Park
- Hewlett Harbor
- Hewlett Neck
- Huntington Bay
- Island Park
- Islandia
- Kensington
- Kings Point
- Lake Success
- Lattingtown
- Laurel Hollow
- Lawrence
- Lloyd Harbor
- Malverne
- Manorhaven
- Matinecock
- Mill Neck
- Munsey Park
- Muttontown
- New Hyde Park
- Nissequogue
- North Haven
- North Hills
- Northport
- Ocean Beach
- Old Brookville
- Old Field
- Old Westbury
- Oyster Bay Cove
- Plandome
- Plandome Heights
- Plandome Manor
- Poquott
- Port Jefferson
- Port Washington North
- Quogue
- Roslyn
- Roslyn Estates
- Roslyn Harbor
- Russell Gardens
- Saddle Rock
- Sag Harbor
- Sagaponack
- Sands Point
- Saltaire
- Sea Cliff
- Shoreham
- South Floral Park
- Southampton
- Stewart
- Thomaston
- Upper Brookville
- Village of the Branch
- West Hampton Dunes
- Westhampton Beach
- Williston Park