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== History == Most of the farmland was owned by the Willis family in the 1800s. To avoid being confused with the Willis areas of upstate [[New York (state)|New York]], this area was known as East Williston. The original borders of the area known as East Williston stretched west towards [[Queens]] to Herricks Road, north to I.U. Willets Road, south to the Village of [[Mineola, New York|Mineola]], and east to Bacon Road in [[Old Westbury]]. The coming of the [[East Williston (LIRR station)|railroad]] in 1865 stimulated manufacturing in East Williston. The industries that grew as a result of the new train station included brick making, windmill making and carriage making. Henry M. Willis designed and built the popular East Williston Runabout Roadcart. This carriage had two wheels and two seats. Its soft suspension allowed comfortable travel over the rough roads of the time.<ref name="dover">Weidman, Bette S. and Linda B. Martin. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=1i9AnIpmtbAC&dq=Nassau%20County%20Long%20Island%20In%20Early%20Photographs&pg=PP1 Nassau County Long Island In Early Photographs: 1869-1940]''. [[Dover Publications|Dover Publications Inc.]], 1981. {{ISBN|0-486-24136-X}}</ref> There was also a feature which allowed the body to be locked to the axle, allowing the carriage to be used on the racetrack. Over 1,000 East Williston Runabout Roadcarts were built by Oakley and Griffin (who purchased the business from Willis in 1889).<ref name="aronson">Aronson, Harvey, ed. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=PCUrAAAACAAJ Home Town Long Island]''. (Newsday, 1999). {{ISBN|1-885134-21-5}}.</ref> The major east-west route, [[New York State Route 25B|Hillside Avenue (NY 25B)]], was formerly called East Williston Avenue, since it connected Queens with East Williston.The [[East Williston Union Free School District]] was founded in 1955. In 1985, the residential and commercial core of East Williston collectively known as the [[East Williston Village Historic District]] was designated a national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> Although originally called Williston, the name of the area was changed to East Williston in 1879, when locals requested the [[United States Postal Service]] to open a local post office.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref> Since there was already a community with a post office in Upstate New York using the name, locals added the word "East" to their community's name; the name East Williston was in use for both this village and what is now the adjacent village of [[Williston Park, New York|Williston Park]].<ref name=":81" /> In 1926, this eastern half of East Williston incorporated as a village.<ref name=":81" /> Its western half, Williston Park, incorporated separately that same year; the two halves became separate villages due to each having very different characteristics.<ref name=":81" />
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