Point Lookout, New York
Point Lookout is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States.Long Beach Barrier Island, which lies between Reynolds Channel and the Atlantic Ocean, was originally formed by glacial deposits[3] and includes a variety of bays, dunes, ponds, marshes, and ocean shoreline, which supports a complex ecosystem that includes a wide variety of flora and fauna.Point Lookout's first known inhabitants were Merrick (Meroke) Native Americans, a tribe of the Algonquin people.Those bungalows that had not burned in Nassau By the Sea, as well as others from other marsh islands, were moved to Point Lookout and can be seen around the community today.The first mention of Point Lookout begins to appear in the mid-19th century, as a location for whalers, and as a dangerous spot for ships.A United States Life-Saving Service Station was established at Point Lookout in 1872; ironically, it was due to the tragic wreck of the ship Mexico on January 2, 1837, that a U.S. Life Saving Station was created; the service remained there until farmers grew salt hay on the marshes that stretch behind the site.
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