Mapping the Past

Culled from a variety of sources, the following maps offer a different perspective on the extent and uses of Long Island's sandmines---for planning, for tourism, for industry.

	Land division of sand companies from Roslyn, N.Y. to Beacon Hill, Port Washington, N.Y. Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	Map of the Port Washington Sandpits, prepared by the Department of Planning & Research, Town of North Hempstead, N.Y., 1982 Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	General map of Hempstead Harbor, prepared by the Army Corps of Engineers, 1986 Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	National Wetlands Inventory Sandpit area, prepared by U.S. Department of the Interior, 1981 Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	Distribution of sandmines on Long Island, N.Y. Southampton, Southold, Brookhaven, Old Bethpage, Melville-West Hills, Riverhead, Jamesport, Belle Terre, Northport, Smithtown, Oyster Bay, East meadow, Westbury, Garden city, Mattituck, Huntington, Farmingdale, Commack and other locations: Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Staten Island Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	Map rendering of the Colonial Sand and Gravel Company’s operation in Port Washington Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library
	Walking Tour Map and Guide. by Donald Sclare