Port Washington, New York
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the 2020 census.
Port Washington, New York
1644
5.65 sq mi (14.64 km2)
4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2)
1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
98 ft (30 m)
16,753
3,987.86/sq mi (1,539.71/km2)
Port Washingtonian
UTC−4 (EDT)
36-59520
0960979
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Much of the Port Washington area was initially settled by colonists in 1644, after they purchased land from the people of the Matinecock Nation.[2][3]
In the 1870s, Port Washington became an important sand-mining town; it had the largest sandbank east of the Mississippi and easy barge access to Manhattan. Some 140 million cubic yards of local sand were used for concrete for skyscrapers in New York City (including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings), in addition to the New York City Subway.[4] In 1998, the sand mines were redeveloped as Harbor Links – a golf course for North Hempstead residents.[5]
In 1930, Port Washington tried to incorporate itself as a city, which would have had the same boundaries as the Port Washington Union Free School District – excluding Sands Point, which had already incorporated itself as a village several years prior.[6] This plan ultimately failed when the bill was killed after Baxter Estates, Flower Hill, and Manorhaven incorporated themselves as villages in order to retain home rule over their respective areas.[6]
In the late 1930s, prior to the opening of the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, Port Washington was Pan-American World Airways' New York base for their Yankee Clipper Boeing B-314 flying boats; the waters of Manhasset Bay were ideal for flying boat operations.[7] Common destinations served included London, Southampton (UK), the Azores, and Bermuda.[7]
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One state road passes through and directly serves Port Washington: Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101).[10][41] Other major roads within the hamlet include Harbor Road, Mackey Avenue, Main Street, Murray Avenue, North Plandome Road, Radcliff Avenue, Sandy Hollow Road, South Bayles Avenue, West Shore Road/Beacon Hill Road, and Willowdale Avenue.[10][41]
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