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FROM THE AUGUST 11, 1869 "SOUTH SIDE SIGNAL" 
SEYFRIED INFORMS US THAT IN 1869 SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD OF LONG ISLAND PRESIDENT CHARLES FOX ERECTED A HOTEL WHICH SERVED AS THE FIRST STATION. THE 1873 BEERS ATLAS SHOWS THE BUILDING (AND THE ENGINE HOUSE) AND DESCRIBES IT AS A TELEGRAPH OFFICE, PASSENGER DEPOT, STORE AND POST OFFICE. |
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THIS POSTCARD MAILED IN AUGUST 1908 SHOWS THE 1869 STRUCTURE, STILL A STORE AND POST OFFICE. THIS HAD BEEN THE PASSENGER STATION UNTIL 1885 AND ACCORDING TO SEYFRIED THE BUILDING BURNED IN FEBRUARY 1908. |
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IN 1902 THIS FRAME STRUCTURE REPLACED THE 1885 STATION. |
BOB STURM 1966 PHOTO - THANKS BOB!
AND ART IN 1968
