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Farmingdale: Past to Present Top: The corner of Conklin and Main Street circa 1911 where Donut Delight now stands. Above: The First National Bank of Farmingdale of 1920 is now the Farmingdale Public Library. Well, I'd better show you how our town lies. Up here - is Main Street. Way back there is the railway station; tracks go that way . here's the Town Hall and Post Office . . . Public School's over yonder. High School's still farther over. As Thornton Wilder be- gan his play, Our Town, with the stage manager presenting landmarks around Grovers Corners, so can the landmarks around Farmingdale be listed. A medium-sized suburban town, it contains factories and farms, state parks and amusement parks, a state university and the oldest house in the surrounding area. The industrial district lo- cated in East Farmingdale on Route 110, has such prestigious businesses as Republic Aviation. In the same area are farms left over from the days when the town was called Hardscrabble. These farms provide fresh fruits and vegetables to the com- munity. North Farmingdale is the site of a piece of Bethpage State Park. The park has five eighteen-hole golf courses, horseback riding, and picnic grounds. Another type of park situ- ated in Farmingdale is Ad- ventureland, the largest amusement park on Long Island. Many students have part-time and summer jobs at these places. Farmingdale has a rich heritage. In 1695, Thomas Powell purchased fifteen square miles of land from the Massapequa Indians. Powell, a Quaker, estab- lished the Powell home- stead in 1700 on Merritt Road north of the railroad tracks. The original wooden structure still stands today. Following Powell’s prece- dent, other farmers began to inhabit the area. “Main Street was original- ly a dirt road lined with shady trees and homes, rather than stores,” histo- rian Gary Hammond said. It was not until the early 1900’s that stores began to open along the street. Since the time of the stage coaches, dirt roads, early railroads, small churches, numerous farms, and small factories, Farm- ingdale has flourished into an important town. Al- though it has become sub- urban and modernized, Farmingdale still retains some of its historical flavor, which makes it a unique town.
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Top Left: One historical site in the town is the memorial bell in front of the Town Hall. Top Right: Students take advantage of the abundance of literature and reference material at the Farmingdale Public Library. Above: A popular spot in town for students is the 77C movie theatre. OUR TOWN “It’s a nice little town but the girls in Herricks are nicer looking — Jeff Jacobs, senior. “I like the town of Farmingdale, but I’m probably the only one who thinks it’s great” — Marie Hoen- ings, senior. “I've never lived anywhere else, so I guess I don’t know any better” — Tim Bohanan, senior. “Farmingdale is old fashioned, but I like it” — Andra Macey, senior.
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