The Village of Rockville Centre is a suburban haven on Long Island.
Some of these, like the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity and the Fort.
Residents established churches, schools, restaurants, newspapers, hotels and shops.
Ship captains left their families here while they sailed, and the arrival of the South Shore Railroad brought the wealthy from New York City.
Beginning in the eighteenth century with families like the DeMotts, this small farming community quickly grew.
The Village of Rockville Centre is a suburban haven on Long Island