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THE ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK PENINSULA - AN OVERVIEW

This little hand-drawn map is just to give you an approximate idea where
all the places mentioned are located.  It is not drawn to scale

 


This map below is much better and shows the relationship between the boroughs of New York City and Nassau County
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The WAVE 1907  LIRR c. 1910 - Edgemere, NY
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LIRR Station c. 1915 - Rockaway Beach, NY  The Thriller c. 1911 - Rockaway Beach, NY 
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Public School - Rockaway Park, NY  c. ? School at Academy Ave. c. ? - Rockaway Beach, NY 
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Far Rockaway High School was originally housed within P.S. 39. c. 1914 - Far Rockaway, NY Far Rockaway High School c. 1950 - Far Rockaway, NY
The school will close as of June 2011. It will be called
The Far Rockaway Educational Campus and will house 
several vocational and special interest schools.

 


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