Freeport, New York

Freeport (officially The Incorporated Village of Freeport) is a village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, US, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 43,713 at the 2010 census.

Freeport, New York Media

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  Freeport, New York, 1873. Extracted from Fredrick W. Beers’ map of the southern part of Hempstead, Long Island, New York, published in 1873.

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  Map, 1921

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  This map of Freeport relates to a sewer bond issue; the districts shown are sewer districts, and trunk sewers are shown in detail. The borders shown are not exactly those of the village (Freeport continues north of Seaman Avenue, and of course this map is cut off to the south).
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  The "Kissing Bridge," which no longer exists, crossed the Freeport-Baldwin border over Milburn Creek at Seaman Avenue. Postcard c. 1913.

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  1909 Hughes & Bailey map

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  A 1910s postcard of the Crystal Lake Hotel.

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  The Sigmond Opera House (shown here c. 1913), originally a vaudeville theater and later a cinema, stood at 70 South Main Street. It burned on January 31, 1924.

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  Freeport Village Municipal Hall

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  On the Nautical Mile, 2012

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  Interior of the Freeport Post Office.

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  Plaque marking the first public school in Freeport, NY; located at the corner of North Main Street and Church Street, in front of the cannon.