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59: 571: 423:. Soon after its founding in 1820, Snedecor's Tavern began drawing New York bluebloods and business barons who wined and dined in remote joy when they weren't fishing and hunting nearby. "Liff's food is as good as his creek", a magazine writer declared in 1839 referring to the food and Connetquot River. The writer added: "and the two are only second to his mint juleps and champagne punch; whoever gainsays either fact deserves hanging without benefit of clergy." 348: 46: 66: 531:) built a spectacular castle just east of Idle Hour called Pepperidge Hall, furnished in the French style for his wife. But the pair didn't get along. On January 2, 1898, she told police she found Robert shot to death in his Manhattan apartment. It was ruled a suicide and she moved to Paris. The mansion featured in silent movies 1916–1920, fell into disrepair and was razed in 1941. 540: 563:, and was generous to the local fire department. The eastern part of his estate now comprises the West Sayville County Golf Course and the Long Island Maritime Museum, while much of the middle portion is developed with homes. Bourne died in 1920. Six years later the mansion, on the western end, became the site of 567:, operated by the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order. In 1993, the brothers converted the academy into a kindergarten-through-high-school "global learning community". In 2001, La Salle was closed and it was bought by St. John's University of New York. 488:, was honeymooning there. Willie and his new wife escaped. It was promptly rebuilt of red brick and gray stone, with exquisite furnishings, for $ 3 million. The building at the time was considered among the finest homes in America. His daughter 888: 913:
Diane Holliday, Chris Kretz Oakdale - Page 36 073857239X - 2010 -"filmed a number of silent movies on the estate with Pepperidge Hall serving as the atmospheric backdrop for such films as
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in 1697. Local historian Charles P. Dickerson wrote in 1975 that Oakdale's name appeared to come from a Nicoll descendant in the mid-19th century. The community includes:
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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% under the age of five, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
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In 1912, Jacob Ockers of Oakdale organized the Bluepoint Oyster Co., which became the largest oyster producer and shipper in the country.
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and Roman (Bon) Bonet-Sintas as well as sculptor Catherine Lawson, costume designer Olga Meervold, and pianist Claude Govier, and
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An old map of Long Island's south shore, with Oakdale located in the bottom middle. Created sometime between 1949 and 1973.
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After Vanderbilt's death in 1920, the mansion went through several phases and visitors, including a brief stay during
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estates were a feature of Oakdale's past toward the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th century.
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hockey team. TSPL, “Trampoline Soccer Premier League” was also created here. It is now home to
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currently lie. Oakdale was part of the royal land grant given to William Nicoll, who founded
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The community originated with a tavern owned by Eliphalet (Liff) Snedecor in what is now
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In 1866, as the railroad reached the area, Liff's wealthy patrons formed the
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buses also serve Oakdale via the 2 route which include stops adjacent to
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for the CDP was $ 54,058. About 6.3% of the population were below the
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 112,464, while the
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Oakdale was founded around two Native American trade routes, where
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and his wife Carol. The estate was most recently the home of
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Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
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Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
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Hamlet
census-designated place

Oakdale, New York is located in New York
40°44′23″N 73°8′23″W / 40.73972°N 73.13972°W / 40.73972; -73.13972
Country
State
New York
County
Suffolk
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
631
FIPS code
GNIS
hamlet
census-designated place
Suffolk County
New York
Town of Islip
Gilded Age
South Side Sportsmen's Club
Dowling College
Long Island Sharks
Connetquot River State Park Preserve

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