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History · Long Beach

Long Beach, since 1623

Long Beach is an oceanfront city in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

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403 years of Long Beach

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
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