Wincoma is a
hamlet
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in on the westernmost headland of East Neck in the
Town of Huntington, in
Suffolk County, on the
North Shore of
Long Island
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, in
New York
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, United States.
The hamlet survives within the
Village of Huntington Bay in the
Town of Huntington.
Wincoma was an estate-heavy enclave and many maps denote it to this day because of its importance in literature and media of the Gilded Age. It is now mainly smaller homes rather than estates. Access to Wincoma Beach is restricted and available only to residents and their guests.
References
External links
Wincoma, New York (NY Hometown Locator)Bay Street Enters Wincoma, New York from Huntington Bay, New York (Google Street View)
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Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York
Populated coastal places in New York (state)
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