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The history of Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a village on Fire Island in the southern part of the Town of Islip, within Suffolk County, New York, United States. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

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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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