For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history.
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From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores.
Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten History such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight.
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history