Fort Massapeag Archeological Site, Oyster Bay

Name: Fort Massapeag Archeological Site
Address: Oyster Bay, United States

#45 among attractions in Oyster Bay

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Fort Massapeag Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site at Sunset Park in Massapequa, New York. It is believed to be the site of a New Netherland trading post built in the mid-17th century to facilitate trade with local Native Americans, and possibly serve as a wampum factory. It was first excavated in the 1930s by a team including Ralph Solecki. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993. ()

Coordinates: 40°52'0"N, 73°31'60"W

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Fort Massapeag Archeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Raynham Hall Museum, Earle-Wightman House.

0.7 miN
Park
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, Oyster Bay
17 min walk • Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park is a park in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, honoring President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.
~1620 ftE
Church
St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay
8 min walk • The Church of St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, in Oyster Bay, New York. The parish was founded in the late nineteenth century.
0.4 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Raynham Hall Museum, Oyster Bay
11 min walk • Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner.
~1680 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Earle-Wightman House, Oyster Bay
9 min walk • This house was originally built on South Street in Oyster Bay, New York, around 1720, as a small one-room dwelling. During the 19th century two successive Baptist ministers made their home here.
0.5 miNE
Church
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
13 min walk • Christ Church, founded in 1705, is a historic Episcopal parish located at 61 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. Several church buildings have occupied this site, including one that served as soldiers' barracks during the Revolutionary War. In the 1870s a Carpenter Gothic style building was erected.
0.4 miNE
Church
First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay
11 min walk • First Presbyterian Church built in 1873 is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Presbyterian Church building located at 60 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, in the U.S. state of New York. Its architect was J.
0.6 miNW
Cemetery
Council Rock, Oyster Bay
17 min walk • Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire.
0.7 miNW
Outdoor activities
WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay
19 min walk • The WaterFront Center is non-profit organization located in Oyster Bay, New York. The organization provides access to the waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Long Island...
0.5 miN
40°52'27"N • 73°31'58"W
20th Century Cycles, Oyster Bay
14 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, Oyster Bay
14 min walk • Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Ship
Christeen, Oyster Bay
22 min walk • Christeen is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. She was built in 1883 in Glenwood Landing, New York as a gaff-rigged sloop.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fort Massapeag Archeological Site?

Nearby attractions include Townsend Cemetery, Oyster Bay (6 min walk), Collector Car Showcase/ CCS Motors, Oyster Bay (7 min walk), St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay (8 min walk), Earle-Wightman House, Oyster Bay (9 min walk).

How to get to Fort Massapeag Archeological Site by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fort Massapeag Archeological Site:

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Oyster Bay (16 min walk)