1904 Map of Islip

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Lloyd Neck and the scalloped northern coastline of the Long Island Sound define this early twentieth-century survey of central Long Island. The landscape transitions from the deeply indented harbors of Huntington Bay and Port Jefferson Harbor to the expansive Great South Bay, shielded by the barrier beaches of the Fire Islands. Extensive infrastructure for the era is visible, including the Long Island R. R. with its Main Line and Montauk Division stitching together villages like Smithtown Branch and Ronkonkoma. Notable institutional landmarks of the period, such as the State Hospital near Kings Park and the St. Dominic Convent, appear alongside natural features like the Nissequogue River and Lake Ronkonkoma. This period of mapping documents the region before mid-century suburbanization, preserving the original layout of settlements like Fort Salonga, Commack, and Middleville.