1967 Map of Hicksville

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Long Island suburbanization and the post-war transportation network define this landscape on the cusp of the 1980s. The major arterial routes of the Northern State Parkway and Long Island Expressway slice through the region, facilitating the rapid growth of communities like Hicksville and Jericho. While the southern portion of the sheet shows dense residential development around the Long Island Rail Road, the northern reaches retain a legacy of large estates and institutional land use. This is evident in the numerous golf courses like Piping Rock Country Club and the sprawling campus of the State University College at Old Westbury. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several burial grounds such as St Patrick Cem and Holy Rood Cemetery, alongside a dense network of local schools serving the mid-century population boom.