Port Washington, NY news and local guide

In the 1870s Port Washington became an important sand-mining town. It had the largest sandbank east of the Mississippi and easy barge access to Manhattan, and some 140 million cubic yards of its sand went into concrete for New York City skyscrapers, including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, and for the subway. In 1998 the old sand mines were redeveloped as Harbor Links, a golf course for North Hempstead residents. After an 1882 attempt to extend the Long Island Rail Road from Great Neck to Roslyn failed, residents lobbied in 1895 for the line to be extended to Port Washington, and the extension, with the Manhasset and Port Washington stations, opened on June 23, 1898, spurring rapid development. A trolley line of the New York and North Shore Traction Company linked the community with Roslyn and Mineola from 1908 until the company collapsed in 1920. The Town of North Hempstead opened the Port Washington Town Dock on Manhasset Bay in 1908. By 1910 the northern parts of the peninsula, including Sands Point, Mott's Point and Barker's Point, were seeking to incorporate as separate villages. Sources Wikipedia: Port Washington, New York