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"South Side Railroad." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 24, 1867, 3. Accessed August 23, 2016. http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50504912/?terms=south%2Bside%2Bfreeport.
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"G. A. R. Recollections." Nassau County Review. May 28, 1920, 1. Accessed July 14, 2017. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071433/1920-05-28/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Woodcleft Canal." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 16, 1897, 21. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50440622/?terms=woodcleft%2Bcanal.
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"Freeport's Rail Road Tunnel." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 29, 1902. 18. Accessed June 18, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50416713/?terms=freeport%2Btunnel%2Brailroad.
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"Trolley Formerly Opened." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 15, 1902, 7. Accessed January 7, 2017. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031151/1902-05-15/ed-1/seq-7/.
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"Freeport." The Brooklyn Times Union. August 18, 1906, 12. newspapers.com.
Freeport Police Department installs 12 telephones mounted to telephone poles throughout the Village of Freeport. They were located near street corners along patrolmen's routes
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"New Police Telephone System for the Village of Freeport, Long Island." South Side Messenger. December 27, 1912, 2. Accessed October 5, 2019.
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Freeport to have Municipal Christmas Tree. Nassau County Review. December 3, 1915, 1. Accessed August 6, 2021. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071433/1915-12-03/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Freeport Is the Largest Village on the Island." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 13, 1916, 12. Accessed May 29, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/55294825/?terms=sewer%2Bfreeport.
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"Finger Prints in Freeport." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 27 1918, 59. Accessed September 22, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/55300300/?terms=%22Finger%2Bprints%2Bin%2Bfreeport%22.
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"Freeport American Legion Started." Nassau County Review. September 19, 1919, 1. Accessed April 13, 2018. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071433/1919-09-19/ed-1/seq-5/.
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"Two Freeporters in Wall Street Horror." Nassau County Review. September 24, 1920, 1. Accessed August 23, 2016. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071433/1920-09-24/ed-1/seq-1/,
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"Garbage and Ash Collection Started." The Freeport News. August 5, 1921, 1. Accessed May 25, 2018. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071012/1921-08-05/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Freeport Trustees O.K. Zoning Changes." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 22, 1926, 24. Accessed August 23, 2016. http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/57570236/?terms=Trolley%2Bfreeport%2Bbus.
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Anna J. Martin became the first woman to run for trustee in the Village of Freeport
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"Mrs. Martin Is Defeated." The New York Times. March 21, 1928, 4.
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"Long Island Opens Sunrise Highway." The New York Times. June 9, 1929, 19.
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"Freeport Gets 49 Fire Boxes." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1929, 14. Accessed October 9, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/59852374/?terms=gamewell%2Bfreeport.
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"Hempstead Board O.K's Freeport Annexation." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1930, 5. Accessed July 19, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/59904487/?terms=%22freeport%2Bpoint%22.
"Rally Petitions Annexation of Freeport Point." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 16, 1930, 12. Accessed July 19, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/59904487/?terms=%22freeport%2Bpoint%22.
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"Freeport Tank to be Beacon Visible from Liners Far at Sea." The Brooklyn Times Union. April 10, 1930, 5. Accessed August 15, 2019. Newspapers.com.
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"Freeport to Douse Lights for Edison." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 20, 1931, 27. Accessed April 17, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/59856095/?terms=freeport%2Bedison.
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"Boats Valued at 2 1/5 Million in Freeport." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 10, 1938, 10. Accessed June 21, 2018. https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52673064/?terms=%22freeport%2Bpoint%22.
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"Aerial Ladder Tested." Nassau Daily Review-Star. April 6, 1942, 15. Accessed December 26, 2019. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031113/1942-04-06/ed-1/seq-15/.
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"Freeport Gets Meatless Days." Nassau Daily Review-Star. October 28,1942, 12. Accessed July 8, 2021. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031113/1942-10-28/ed-1/seq-12/.
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"Navy OK's Freeport Armory Contract." Newsday. June 17, 1947, 21.
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Freeport P.B.A. started softball leagues for boys ages 10 to 14 and 15 to 17
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"Gen. Wickersham Inspects Facilities Of M.P. Battalions." The Leader. February 19, 1948, 1. Accessed August 25, 2016. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1948-02-19/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Village Cedes Land to State for Armory." The Leader. May 19, 1949, 1. Accessed August 25, 2016. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1949-05-19/ed-1/seq-1/.
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New York Telephone Company [advertisement]. The Leader. February 9, 1950, 6. Accessed December 4, 2020. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1950-02-09/ed-1/seq-6/.
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"Freeport Area to get 'Mayfair 3' Central." The Leader. February, 5, 1953, 2. Accessed November 30, 2020. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1953-02-05/ed-1/seq-2/.
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"Doxsee Dials New Jersey." The Leader. March 5, 1953, 3. Accessed November 30, 2020. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1953-03-05/ed-1/seq-3/.
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Village of Freeport Newsletter, July/August 1954, 2.
Research by Regina G. Feeney, May 13, 2021.
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"Top Personalities Launch New Freeport R.R. Grade Elimination," The Leader. October 13, 1960, 1. Accessed February 7, 2023. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1960-10-13/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Freeport Dedicates Armory." The New York Times. May 1, 1961, 32.
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"New Equipment for Law and Order," The Leader. October 15, 1964, 3. Accessed November 15, 2022. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1964-10-15/ed-1/seq-3/.
See: Blackout, 1965
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Sweeney, Robert. "Message from the Mayor." The Leader. November 21, 1968, 3. Accessed July 19, 2022. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1968-11-21/ed-1/seq-3/.
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"More Power to Freeport." The Leader. May 22, 1968, 3. Accessed July 19, 2022. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1969-05-22/ed-1/seq-3/.
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Vespa, Mary. "City Still Offering Land; Nassau Watches, Waits." Newsday. June 11, 1973, 20.
See: Blackout, 1977
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"Freeport Board OKs Plan to Demolish Elks Lodge." Newsday February, 17, 1980, 18.
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Freeport's Newest Persons in Blue." The Leader. April 30, 1981, 1. Accessed August 9, 2017. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1981-04-30/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"Freeport Adopts So. African Policy." The Leader. July 4, 1985, 1. Access November 7, 2022. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071064/1985-07-04/ed-1/seq-1/.
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Braun, Bill and Norma Braun. "Good-bye, Poop Deck!" The Leader. October 31, 2002, 4.
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"New Police." The Leader. October 4, 1990, 12. Accessed June 16, 2018. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071065/1990-10-04/ed-1/seq-12/.
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"More Insurance Sought for Canal Clean-up Project." The Leader. June 21, 1990, 3. Accessed February 8, 2023. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071065/1990-06-21/ed-1/seq-3/.
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"New Village Historian." Village News. October, 1991, 4.
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Schofer, Laura. "Power Plant 2 Up and Running." The Leader. May 6, 2004. 1. Accessed July 17, 2022. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071065/2004-05-06/ed-1/seq-1/.
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"With Storms in Mind, $20 Million Goes To LI." Newsday. October 19, 2018, A13.