Floral Park history collection, 1877-1991.

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Floral Park history collection, 1877-1991.

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Letters, election records, land records, oral history tapes and transcripts, notebooks, historical writings, reports, newsletters, maps, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to the history of Floral Park and neighboring areas. Topics include schools, churches, civic organizations, banks and businesses, houses, the Long Island Rail Road grade crossing elimination, ca. 1960, village government, police and fire departments, and Belmont Park Race Track. Items of note include minutes, financial records, correspondence, fire reports and other records of the Fire Department, 1907-1932; letter book of the Village Clerk, 1909-1910; minutes of the Three Score Club, a social group, 1948-1954; financial records of the Village Incorporation 50th Anniversary Committee, 1958; John Lewis Childs seed catalogs, 1894-1905, and copies of "The Mayflower," 1891-1904.

13 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6883711

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Long Island Railroad Company.

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

Floral Park (N.Y.). Police Dept.

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Floral Park Village Historian (Floral Park, N.Y.)

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Originally known as East Hinsdale, Floral Park took its name in the 1880s at the suggestion of John Lewis Childs, who owned a large flower and seed business in the village. Childs distributed seed catalogs throughout the world and published a gardening journal called "The Mayflower." He became the first president of the Village of Floral Park when it was incorporated in 1908. From the description of Floral Park history collection, 1877-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155557528 ...

Floral Park (N.Y.). Fire Dept.

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Village Incorporation 50th Anniversary Committee (Floral Park, N.Y.)

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Floral Park (N.Y.) Clerk.

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Three Score Club.

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Childs, John Lewis, 1856-1921

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Belmont Park Race Track.

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