New York, Nassau County, Massapequa Park
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World’s 1st development air
port. 21 acre Fitzmaurice
Field, here 1929 to 1953 . . .
Col. James Fitzmaurice flew
1st flight Europe to U.S.A.
(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
World’s 1st development airport. 21 acre Fitzmaurice
Field, here 1929 to 1953 . . .
Col. James Fitzmaurice flew
1st flight Europe to U.S.A.
(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Jones family burial ground,
Burial place of
Nearby stood Penny’s (Penney’s) Tavern, named for Lincefield Penney who purchased the site in 1811. The tavern catered to travelers making their way to the old Spotsylvania courthouse site (1781–1837), located approximately one mile north of the tavern site across the Po River. After the Court House burned in 1837 and was moved to its present location, business greatly declined. By 1840 the property was sold to Mansfield Wigglesworth who operated a tavern there called Wigglesworth Tavern. The tavern was closed by the outbreak of the Civil War. The intersection where the t tavern once stood was known as Penny’s Crossroads into the twentieth century.
South on Ocean Ave. between
On February 20, 1883, the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.) of Green Cove Springs was organized. Meetings were held in members’ homes. Money was raised to beautify the town, most of which was used for boardwalks, and 70 feet of clay pavement was laid. In 1888, the V.I.A. formed a children’s auxiliary known as the Star Branch, and ran the first public library until December 1961, when the Clay County Public Library was formed. A kindergarten was maintained from 1900 to 1904 in the public school building, with the V.I.A. assuming most of the expenses. In 1889 the V.I.A. was incorporated. In 1895, a member of the Borden Milk Company family, Mrs. Penelope Borden Hamilton gave the V.I.A. its first permanent home and the lot where the present building stands. That same year, the V.I.A. became a charter member of the Florida Federation of Woman s Clubs and acquired membership in the General Federation in 1898. The present building, designed by Architect Mellen C. Greeley (1880-1981) of Jacksonville, was built in 1915 at a cost of $4,589.49 and formally dedicated on February 18, 1915. The V.I.A. continues as an important unit of the community, devoted to social, educational, and beautification projects.
1844 Old Grace Church.
Awarded
“The Cedars”
Citizen of Oyster Bay
30 pdr Parrott Rifle 27
This park commemorates battles and treaties with the British and American Indians that led to the westward expansion of the United States and statehood for Ohio.
History This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the Battle of the Wilderness, in Virginia.
History This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the Battle of the Wilderness, in Virginia.
Historic Landmark
