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Franklin Square

Beginnings: Like much of what was to become central Nassau, Franklin Square was part of the vast, grassy Hempstead Plains. It remained undisturbed by humans for thousands of years, by virtue of its position far inland. Its earliest use was as communal sheep grazing land for Hempstead farmers. After the Revolution, crops were planted. Except for a few families, there was little in Franklin Square until 1852, when Louis Schroerer built a hotel. It attracted two things that established Franklin Square as a community - travelers on the Hempstead-Jamaica Turnpike, and many other German settlers.
Photo: View of Hempstead turnpike looking westbound at the intersection of Franklin Ave. (Newsday...  Show more »
Beginnings: Like much of what was to become central Nassau, Franklin Square was part of the vast, grassy Hempstead Plains. It remained undisturbed by humans for thousands of years, by virtue of its position far inland. Its earliest use was as communal sheep grazing land for Hempstead farmers. After the Revolution, crops were planted. Except for a few families, there was little in Franklin Square until 1852, when Louis Schroerer built a hotel. It attracted two things that established Franklin Square as a community - travelers on the Hempstead-Jamaica Turnpike, and many other German settlers.
Photo: View of Hempstead turnpike looking westbound at the intersection of Franklin Ave. (Newsday / K. Wiles Stabile)  « Show less

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