Historical
Places in Rocky Point
On June 4, 2005 a replica of a World War II “Honor Roll” sign, which once stood at the Joseph A Edgar School came home once again.
On June 9th, 2007 we enjoyed an informative tour of the Hallockville Museum
In 1721 Noah Hallock built this house for his 21 year old bride, Bethia Youngs. The house is located on Hallock Landing Road and has a metal roof with original wood shingles. It is Rocky Point's oldest standing house and was the home of seven generations of the Hallock family.
The Noah Hallock Cemetery
Forty members of the Hallock family are buried at the little cemetery on Hallock Lane. The oldest tombstone, dated 1766, is that of Bethia, wife of Noah Hallock.Rocky Point Historical Society's publication The Noah Hallock Cemetery of Rocky Point is available for $7.00 plus $1.50 for postage. It includes history, maps, full tombstone inscriptions, genealogy of those interred, and many tales gleaned from a variety of sources.
On November 5, 1921, President Warren C. Harding pressed a button in Washington, DC, which started the generators at RCA Radio Central in Rocky Point. RCA became the world's largest and most powerful wireless transmitting station.
In 1902, Guglielmo Marconi beamed a transoceanic wireless radio message from this small building in Babylon to a ship at sea. The 12" x 14' structure was originally located on Fire Island Avenue in Babylon. Rocky Point's RCA Radio Central received this historic building as a gift from Major Edwin Armstrong. The building is currently located on "Marconi Blvd" (Yaphank-Rocky Point Road) in front of the Frank J. Carasiti School in Rocky Point.
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