- Neptune Island (Long Island Sound)
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NEPTUNE 
Currier and Ives print of Neptune IslandGeography Location New Rochelle, New York
Long Island SoundTotal islands 1 Country United StatesState 
New YorkCounty Westchester City New Rochelle Neptune Island was an island in Long Island Sound and part of the City of New Rochelle, New York.[citation needed] It is now connected to the mainland.[1] In the early 19th century it was called "Moses Island," with the name changed to Neptune later that century.[2] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the US government rented a dock at Neptune and ran ferries there.[3]
References
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ The New York Supplement, West Publishing Company, page.748
- ^ Army Appropriation Bill, 1921: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 1 of the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, U.S. Government, page.322
Geographic location
- "Neptune Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:958371. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- NY HomeTownLocator Community Profile
Coordinates: 40°53′25″N 73°46′58″W / 40.8903775°N 73.7829104°W
New Rochelle, New York History First Presbyterian Church • Fort Slocum • Jacob Leisler • Knickerbocker Press Building • Leland Castle • Lispenard-Rodman-Davenport House • New York, Westchester and Boston Railway • Pioneer Building • St. John's Wilmot Church • Thomas Paine Cottage • Thomas Paine National Historical Association • Trinity-St. Paul's Church • Wildcliff
Areas Bonnie Crest • WykagylDowntown Education Recreation City Park Stadium • Glen Island Park • Mazzella Field • Hynes Center • The New York Athletic Club • Wykagyl Country ClubIslands Columbia Island • Davids' Island • Execution Rocks • Huckleberry Island • Neptune Island • The Pelham IslandsThe arts Categories:- Long Island Sound
- New Rochelle, New York
- Geography of Westchester County, New York
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