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	Places for Kids & Teens Just Curious: Long Island Information

ANIMALS & INSECTS

• Butterflies and Moths of Suffolk County

• Coastal Research and Educational Society of Long Island, Inc. - Information and pictures of birds, whales, sea turtles, seals and other coastal species found in the region.

AUTHORS

• Brian Heinz
• Johanna Hurwitz
• Chris Soentpiet
• Jane Breskin Zalben

BRIDGES

• Brooklyn Bridge Website - Links, facts, information and history of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• NOVA Online - Super Bridge - Learn about the four major types of bridges and where they are mostly likely to be located.

GOVERNMENT

• Local Government

HISTORY

• Newsday's Long Island History - Newsday provides brief written and pictorial profiles of Long Island towns, historical maps, timelines and puzzles.

LANDMARKS

• Long Island Lighthouses Past and Present - Included images and history of lighthouses.  Also the official site for the Horton Point Lighthouse and Nautical Museum.
• Sagamore Hill-Home of Theodore Roosevelt
• Walt Whitman Birthplace
• The Big Duck

MAPS

• Long Island Maps and Their Makers

MUSEUMS

• Long Island Museums - Addresses, phone numbers and information on many Nassau and Suffolk County museums.

SPORTS

• New York Knicks Basketball Team
• New York Liberty Women's Basketball Team
• New York Giants Football Team
• New York Jets Football Team
• New York Islanders Hockey Team
• New York Rangers Hockey Team
• New York Mets Baseball Team
• New York Yankees Baseball Team
• Long Island Ducks Minor League Baseball Team
• Long Island Junior Soccer League
• Long Island Seahawks Semi-Pro Football Team

TRANSPORTATION

• Roads
  • Long Island (Vanderbilt) Motor Parkway - Before Robert Moses built his network of arterial highways, there was the Long Island (Vanderbilt) Motor Parkway. This page explores the history of America's first limited-access highway.
  • Long Island Parkway System - The Long Island Parkway System was envisioned as great ribbon parks, stretching east-west and north-south across Long Island, providing scenic access and linkage between the state parks then under development, such as Jones Beach, Bethpage and Sunken Meadow. Check out its history.
  • Maps and History Index - This index gives access to histories of many different roads on Long Island. Check it out.
  • Robert Moses Causeway - Look here to find the history of this fascinating highway.

WATERWAYS

• Long Island Sound Study - A partnership to restore and protect the sound.

Last updated: 07/01/10