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Beginnings: Not until the early 1800s did a few farmhouses sprout up along dirt roads that would later form the main thoroughfares of Lindenhurst. Life passed quietly for the first generation of settlers, until Thomas Welwood arrived in the 1860s. A Brooklyn real estate agent, Welwood saw great potential in the pine brush clearings near the tracks of the new South Side railroad, which first rolled through the area in 1867. By 1869, Welwood had acquired so much land in the region that the new railroad station was christened Wellwood, a misspelling that persists to this day.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Lindenhurst (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: The Railroad Station, Lindenhurst (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Beginnings: Not until the early 1800s did a few farmhouses sprout up along dirt roads that would later form the main thoroughfares of Lindenhurst. Life passed quietly for the first generation of settlers, until Thomas Welwood arrived in the 1860s. A Brooklyn real estate agent, Welwood saw great potential in the pine brush clearings near the tracks of the new South Side railroad, which first rolled through the area in 1867. By 1869, Welwood had acquired so much land in the region that the new railroad station was christened Wellwood, a misspelling that persists to this day.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Lindenhurst (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: The Railroad Station, Lindenhurst (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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PIX11 Cares: WPIX Visits Brooklyn to Help Superstorm Sandy Victims
PIX11.com | @wpixThe PIX11 Morning News continues PIX11 Cares, a campaign aimed at helping those in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, with a visit to Brooklyn. Sukanya Krishnan anchoring portions of the Morning News from Gerritsen Beach, Dan Mannarino...Tags: New Dorp, New York City, American Red Cross, Lifestyle and Leisure, Broad Channel
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PIX11 Cares: WPIX Visits Long Island to Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
PIX11.com | @wpixThe PIX11 Morning News continues PIX11 Cares, a campaign aimed at helping those in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, with a visit to Long Island. Sukanya Krishnan anchored portions of the Morning News from Long Beach, Dan Mannarino reported from...Tags: New Dorp, American Red Cross, Media Industry, Home Improvement, Queens (New York City)
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pix11.com | @jaydownycCynthia Urbin’s son died from a congenital brain condition in 2010; Wednesday night, she attended the wake for his best friend -- 18-year old Brittany Walsh. “It’s so sad. I lost a daughter, right after i lost my son”, Urbin...Tags: Justice System, Health, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Thomas Spota
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2 NYPD Cops Busted For Robbing Long Island Homes
PIX11.com | @jaydownycThey are sworn to protect and serve. But NYPD Detective Rafeal Astacio and his crew are accused moonlighting as criminals – robbers to be precise. Law enforcement officials tell PIX11 they were arrested on earlier this month after breaking into a home on...Tags: Long Island, New York City Police Department, Suffolk County (New York)
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Eastchester, Ann Wilson, Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Cornwall
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PIX 11 Weather: Snow Storm Passes Tri-State Area
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Five Long Island Massage Parlor Workers Arrested For Prostitution
wpix.comIn the latest massage parlor raid, five women working at Lindenhurst and Hauppauge massage parlors were arrested for prostitution Friday, according to the Suffolk County police department. The arrests are just the latest in a crackdown on Long Island...Tags: Prosecution, Police Arrests, Prostitution, Hauppauge, Personal Service
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NY Man Lighting Firework Blows Off Arm
Police say a man lighting fireworks has blown off his arm at a party on New York's Long Island.
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Brothers Arrested in Hammer Attack on LI
LINDENHURST, N.Y (WPIX) -- Two brothers on Long Island, have been charged with attacking a Lindenhurst man with a hammer, after he came to the aid of his neighbor whose home had just been burglarized by the suspects, according to Suffolk County police....Tags: Long Island, Health, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, WPIX
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Cops on Hunt for Drugstore Robber
LONG ISLAND, N.Y - Police on Long Island are combing the streets for a man accused of robbing three drugstores in one day. Each of the robberies took place on Sunday, September 14th, and in each instance the suspect flashed a gun and threatened to open...Tags: Long Island, Crimes, East Northport, Crime, Law and Justice, Northport
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Chase Ends with Crash into House, Teen's Arrest
A Copiague teen was arrested on drunken driving and other charges after he led Suffolk County police on a high-speed pursuit, then crashed into a house in Lindenhurst early Wednesday, police said. Edward Figuereo, 17, of 106 30th St., faces charges of...Tags: New York, Vehicles, Copiague, Suffolk County (New York), Central Islip
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Elderly Man Arrested for Sex Assault On Teen
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. - An elderly man was arrested Wednesday after cops say he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy. Sami Ishaq, 74, of Lindenhurst, is registered in Suffolk County as a low risk, level one sexual offender. Nassau County police say Ishaq had...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Sex Crimes, Social Issues, Nassau County, Sexual Assault
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