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History of Great Neck Estates |
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| 1630 | Richard Thorne obtains land from Lord Sterling |
| 1752 | Name Great Neck appears |
| 1800's | Main
Road (Middle Neck Road) has Village Blacksmith, Wheelrights, Stone Mason (E.A.Gilliar). Stagecoach from Ferry Slip in Port Washington picked up Great Neck passengers at corner of Main Road and North Hempstead Tpke (Northern Blvd) |
| 1866 | North Shore Railroad Company - Flushing to Great Neck 46¢ |
| 1884 | North Shore Railroad Company merged with Long Island Railroad |
| 1900 | Middle Neck Road paved |
| 1909 | McKnight Realty Co. takes Title from Thorne Family of 600 acres of land, now known as GREAT NECK ESTATES |
| 1910 | C.E. Bartlett designs and engineers Village of Great Neck Estates |
| 1910 | LILCO incorporates, but Great Neck Estates retains Gas Lamps until 193 |
| 1911 | GREAT NECK ESTATES Incorporated as Village under New York State Law in April provides for Village to have Police Department & Building & Zoning Codes |
| 1916 | 40 families in Great Neck Estates decline to join newly created Park District |
| 1920's | 339
residents in Great Neck Estates. Train station built for $50,000.
1,400 commuters per month. |
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