Port Washington Main Street Collection

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Cover Image:
Port Washington Main Street Collection
South Side of Main Street Business Section, Port Washington, Looking East, 1909 - Image Source

Collection Facts

Extent:
85
Dates of Original:
c. 1880 - 1990

Historical Context

Port Washington is a hamlet located on the northshore area of Long Island in Nassau County. Port Washington was a sand-mining town in the late nineteenth century, having the largest known sandbank east of the Mississippi River. The sand from Port Washington was used to make concrete for some of the New York skyscrapers that are still around today, including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building.

Scope of Collection

The Port Washington Main Street Collection brings together photographs, postcards, and other historic materials that reflect the rich past of this community nestled between Manhasset and Hempstead Bays.