Here are the last folks to occupy the Mastic Beach William Floyd Estate as a private residence. John Treadwell Nichols 1883- 1958 & his wife, Cornelia Floyd Nichols 1886-1977. The Nichols are canoeing on what appears to be Lon’s or Home Creek here. John was a naturalist and a longtime curator at the Museum Of […]
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Fun on the Beach
For your enjoyment. Check out these historical summer photos of Shirley and Mastic Beach from news clippings. This first picture is of the Shirley Annex, which is where the Smith Point bridge is, before there was a bridge in existence. People had to take a ferry across the sound to get there!
Pattersqua
Have you ever been to Bayview Park? It’s down in Mastic Beach, just south of Neighborhood Rd at the 5 corners intersection, located at 241 Bayview Dr, Mastic Beach, NY 11951. If you have, you may have seen the blue historic marker on the site. This park was once the site of the Richard Floyd Estate, […]