''History of the Rockaways from the Year 1685 to 1917'' is a book by historian Alfred Henry Bellot (22 December 1882
Birmingham, England – 19 May 1965
Miami, Florida). Published in 1918, the work provides a definitive history up to that time of the communities on the
Rockaway Peninsula in
Queens County,
New York City and the villages and hamlets which comprise what is known today as the
Five Towns
The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. Although there is no official Five Towns de ...
of
Nassau County,
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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, namely
Inwood,
Lawrence,
Cedarhurst,
Woodmere and
Hewlett.
References
1918 non-fiction books
American history books
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