Hagerman is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the

Town of Brookhaven Brookhaven is a large suburban town in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. With a population of 488,497 as of 2022, it is the second most populous town in New York (after Hempstead, in the adjacent Nassau County) and the third most popu ...

in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of

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, in

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, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 1990 census. It once had a Long Island Rail Road station between 1890 and 1929. The community was built by the Hagerman Land Company, which also built

North Bellport, New York North Bellport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 11,545 at the 2010 census. History North Bellport was built by the Hagerman Land Company, named after ...

. Hagerman is now part of the

East Patchogue, New York East Patchogue (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 21,580 at the time of the 2020 census. The CDP is ...

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, but it still survives as a locally known place-name in names such as the Hagerman Fire Department.

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External links

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HagermanFD.com
- Hagerman Fire Department
Hagerman's Hills (Small History Long Island)
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