Tag: Other LIs

Long Island, Kansas with Carrie Cox

December 4, 2023
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Vintage map with red and yellow markings of Long Island, Kansas.
1917 map of Long Island, Kansas.

There is a Long Island just below the Kansas border with Nebraska, between the Elk and Prairie Dog Creeks. It’s apparently the creeks that gave the area its name. When […]

The Fate of the Long Island Mill

April 10, 2023
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Map showing the location of Long Island on the western shore of Lake Norman in North Carolina.
Location of the Long Island Mill on Lake Norman, North Carolina.

From time to time on the podcast we like to explore the histories of other Long Islands, those far from New York. Today we focus on the story of Long […]

Long Island Beach

June 15, 2022
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Overhead photo showing the Whitewater River with bathers in the water and on a beach in the background.
Long Island Beach on the Whitewater River in Ohio. Photo courtesy of Sharon Pope Lutz.

We continue our exploration of Long Islands other than our own. This episode takes us inland from the East Coast to the banks of the Whitewater River in western Ohio. […]

The Long Island in Casco Bay

October 23, 2021
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Vintage postcard of a steamer off the coast of Long Island in Portland Harbor, Maine.
Steamer Aucocisco at Long Island, Portland Harbor, Maine. 1930. Web. 23 Oct 2021. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3n2041307.

Some may be shocked to find that there are many Long Islands out there, each with its own fascinating history. We’ve taken up the challenge of finding those who are […]