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1969 Map of Freeport

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Roosevelt Raceway and the sprawling Eisenhower Memorial Park dominate the central landscape of central Long Island during this era of suburban maturity. The map reveals an intricate network of transit and recreation, where the Long Island Rail Road and parkways like the Meadowbrook State Parkway serve dense residential clusters in Freeport and Hicksville. Educational and civic anchors such as Hofstra College, Nassau Community College, and the County Jail reflect the post-war development of Nassau County's infrastructure.

To the south, the geometric grid of suburban streets gives way to the complex tidal geography of East Bay. Here, landmarks like Freeport Stadium and the U S Naval Reserve sit just inland from a maze of marshes and named channels including The Narrows and Neds Creek. The inclusion of local burial grounds like Holy Rood Cemetery and the specialized Pet Cem provides specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family footprints across the Hempstead plains.