BIBFRAME Work

Title

Long Island state parks

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

History from Jones Beach to Montauk

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Matejka, Kristen (author)

Subject

• Parks--New York (State)--Suffolk County (LCSH)
• Parks--New York (State)--Nassau County (LCSH)
• Long Island (N.Y.)--History (LCSH)
• Parks--New York (State)--Long Island--History (LCSH)
• Long Island (N.Y.)--Histoire (RVM)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 974.7/21
• LCC: F127.L8 M284 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text
• still image

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"Each year, tens of millions of people visit Long Island's state parks. Most visitors are unaware that each one of the state parks has its own fascinating chapter in the region's storied history. Some were once vast estates of New York's elite during the turn-of-the-century Gilded Age, such as Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. Others were 'hunting clubs,' where wealthy members banded together to create retreats, including Caleb Smith State Park Preserve. Montauk's Camp Hero has a multigenerational military history, even inspiring conspiracies that the government experimented with mind control and time travel. Underprivileged children from the bustling boroughs of New York City found fresh air and formative experiences at Camp William Carey in today's Hallock State Park Preserve. Author Kristen Matejka presents the hidden history of the New York state parks on Long Island." -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park -- Belmont Lake State Park -- Bethpage State Park -- Brentwood State Park -- Brookhaven State Park -- Caleb Smith State Park Preserve -- Camp Hero State Park -- Captree State Park --Caumsett State Historic State Park Preserve -- Cold Spring Harbor State Park -- Connetquot River State Park Preserve -- Gilgo State Park -- Hallock State Park Preserve -- Heckscher State Park -- Hempstead Lake State Park -- Hither Hills State Park -- Jones Beach State Park -- Montauk Point State Park -- Nissequogue River State Park -- Orient Beach State Park -- Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park -- Shadmoor State Park -- Sunken Meadow/Governor Alfred E. Smith State Park -- Trail View State Park -- Valley Stream State Park -- Wildwood State Park.

Authorized Access Point

Matejka, Kristen. Long Island state parks

Geographic Coverage

• New York (State)

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:18:02.689738+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23645820

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc