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==Notable sites== ===Sunrise Business Center=== Sunrise Business Center located at 3500 Sunrise Highway (originally a [[Grumman]] Aerospace site and then technology reinvigorated the site as "Long Island Business & Technology Center") is a sprawling 355,000-square-foot structure offering the same technologically advanced infrastructure on Long Island that Rudin Management developed at its New York Information Technology Center at 55 Broad Street in Manhattan. A link from the building's fiber-optic network to New York National Grid's network allows high-speed transmission of data β 10 billion bits of information per second β to domestic and global networks. The 82-acre site permits the construction of 787,000 square feet of additional space.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} Lessing's claims to be the USA's oldest family owned continuous operating highly diversified food service company and is headquartered in Great River.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} [[United States Coast Guard#National Response Center|United States Coast Guard National Response Center (NRC)]] is a part of the federally established National Response System and staffed 24 hours a day by the U.S. Coast Guard. for NRC Great River, NY is the headquarters at Sunrise Business Center with > 500 employees globally.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} [[St. Joseph's College (New York)]] moved into 27,500 square feet of office space at Metropolitan Realty Associates' Sunrise Business Center in Great River, NY. St. Joseph's, which has campuses in Brooklyn and Patchogue, is taking the entire 4,000-square-foot freestanding building at the complex entrance. [[St. George's University]] is a [[Private university]], offering degrees in medicine, [[veterinary medicine]], [[public health]], the [[health sciences]], [[nursing]], [[Bachelor of Arts|arts and sciences]], and [[Business school|business]]. [[St. George's University School of Medicine]] is affiliated with CityDoctors scholarship program. [[Netsmart Technologies]] is a [[holding company]] specialized in delivering software and hardware & S/W services in the [[Human services|human services field]], specifically for [[behavioral health]] providers such as [[psychiatric hospital]]s and [[Mental disorder|mental health]] clinics. ===Connetquot River=== [[Connetquot River]] (a.k.a. '''Great River''') is a {{convert|6|mi|km|0|adj=mid|-long|spell=in}} river particularly known for its [[Brook trout|brook]], [[Brown trout|brown]] and [[rainbow trout]] [[fly fishing]] and Crab [[Crab trap|trapping]] from docks. The river flows into NYS' [[Outer barrier|Nicoll Bay]] past [[List of islands of New York|Nicoll Island]]. Recognized by NY state as a Wild, Scenic and Recreational River Connetquot River is one of the [[List of rivers in New York#Long Island|four largest rivers]] on [[Long Island]]. Connetquot River's entire habitat represents the largest undeveloped contiguous area within Suffolk County that covers an entire river [[Drainage basin|watershed]]. However, only the [[Estuary]] portion south of [[New York State Route 27|Sunrise Hwy NY Rte 27]] is officially named Connetquot River although in popular usage both the brook and river share the same name. Connetquot River within the confines of Great River has multiple locations for enjoying the water including public and private docks and [[Launch (boat)|launch]] sites. There are three public locations including one with a ramp for launching mid-size [[Boat trailer]]ed vessels plus another launch site in NYS' Heckscher Park. There are at least two private launch sites. Great River Ramp (a.k.a. Memorial Park) allows public access to launch mid-sized vessels from trailers. The ramp park is easily recognized by the flag pole and a large memorial stone dedicated to armed forces deceased residents. Winter season adds a holiday tree and a menorah to the entrance. Adirondack chairs donated and installed by BSA Troop 205 are also outside the gate. Great River Dock is a small park, at approximately 400 Great River Road, with open access to the river for fishing and crabbing. However, no boat launching is permitted at this location. Picking up or dropping people here is also prohibited. The park has stations for cutting bait and working on the crabs or fish. There are benches provided by NYS and the local BSA Troop 205 donated and installed picnic tables and Adirondack seating. This is a popular location for enjoying Great River Community events such as an annual holiday boat parade on Thanksgiving weekend with [[Fireworks by Grucci]] as well as Grucci fireworks at other times of the year largely sponsored by Oakdale restaurants. The park closes at dusk except for special events and is considered very safe. A public small sandy beach section on the main land near Nicoll Island, sometimes erroneously titled Timber Point Park due to proximity to the golf course, is water level and especially good for launching kayaks and canoes. Motorized vessels are prohibited from launching here and the shallow and sandy bottom would likely cause a "failure to launch." Great River Community Association usually sponsors an annual kayaking BBQ in the summer. Long Island schools also use it for practice of their crew teams. Nicoll Island has a stretch of clean white sand that can be reached by kayak. ===Emmanuel Episcopal Church=== Emanuel Episcopal Church, the "Little Chapel", on Great River Road, became a reality in 1862 when Mr. and Mrs. William Nicoll deeded one-half acre of land. The bell in the chapel tower was inscribed with the words, "Emmanuel Church, Islip, L.I., Thou shall open my lips, O'Lord and my mouth shall show thee praise". Located at the site of the original chapel's entrance is a stained glass window from France donated by the Plum family. [[Tiffany glass]] windows known as the Sarah Nicoll's "Crown of Heaven" and the William Nicoll's "Jewel Cross" were donated as a memorial by the Nicoll family. Other Tiffany windows were also presented to Emmanuel from 1903 to 1915. Mr. & Mrs. [[W. Bayard Cutting]] donated the funds to build and furnish the church [[rectory]] in 1889. Emmanuel Church Cemetery is located directly behind the church. Some of those interred there are William Nicholl VII and the financier [[H. B. Hollins]]. In 2012 Emmanuel Episcopal Church observed a year-long 150th anniversary celebration of its founding on November 16, 1862. ===Timber Point Country Club=== Timber Point [[Golf Course]] is a public 27-hole regulation length, full-service facility, located south of [[Montauk Highway]] in Great River. Positioned where the Connetquot River meets the Great South Bay. Timber Point, was originally an 18-hole golf course designed by the architectural team of [[Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd|Colt & Alison]]. The [[country club|club]] was built and formed in the [[Roaring Twenties]], along with other prominent estates that were constructed along the South Shore during that time. The original mansion now serves as the clubhouse and still overlooks the {{convert|231|acre|adj=on}} property, much the same way it did for club founders Horace Havermeyer, Buell Hollister and [[W. Kingsland Macy]]. In 1925 [[Angel de la Torre]], Spain's first golf professional, agreed to travel to the United States to play in the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]. In that same year, upon the recommendations of Captain Allison (a premier architect whom he had met in England), he accepted the position of golf professional at the newly built Timber Point Country Club. At one time, Timber Point was in the top 100 courses in the United States. Aside from being immensely difficult as approached from the back tees (6,825 yards, par 71, in 1925), Timber Point probably offered about as much terrain-oriented variety as one could imagine. Its front nine initially ventured near the bay, then proceeded back inland through a series of British [[heath]]-like holes, then across some Pine Valley-like sandy terrain. The inward half, which was largely constructed on reclaimed [[marsh]]land, included several of the boldest holes of the course, including the 460-yard par-four eleventh (featuring three distinct driving areas), the 470-yard par-four fourteenth and the 205-yard into-the-wind fifteenth, modeled after Dr. [[Alister MacKenzie]]'s famous Gibraltar hole at [[Moortown Golf Club]], England. The sixteenth and seventeen were true seaside holes, and the 510-yard eighteenth, one of the few holes routed with the prevailing breeze, offered the aggressive player a chance to close in style. Timber Point exists in a heavily altered state since its present owner, Suffolk County, long ago turned it into a 27-hole (three courses of nine holes) facility. Were its original design still intact, it would surely rate very near the top of [[Long Island Golf Association|Long Island]]'s best courses. The course is open seven days a week (in season), opening March 15 and with the last day of golf as December 30. The Suffolk County Parks Department of Recreation & Conservation Golf Courses headquarters is located at Timber Point. Since the department's relocation here, the course has had substantial improvements. ===Timber Point Marina=== Timber Point Marina is situated on the Great South Bay within the Timber Point Country Club, divided into two separate areas that provide a total of 153 slips, a fuel dock, sewage pump-out station, restrooms, electrical hookups and water. Transient slips are also available. ===Bayard-Cutting Arboretum=== [[Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park]] ({{convert|690|acre}}) was part of the former Bayard Cutting Estate. Originally comprising {{convert|7500|acre}} and 12 buildings, the estate of [[William Bayard Cutting]] (1850β1912) was donated as an [[arboretum]] to the [[New York (state)|State of New York]] by Cutting's widow and daughter, Mrs. Olivia James. [[Westbrook, Suffolk County, New York|Westbrook]] estate has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1973 as a national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]]. Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park consists of a notable large [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor-style]] [[English country house]] called "Westbrook" and its surrounding landscaped gardens. The house was designed by architect [[Charles C. Haight]] in 1886 for William Bayard Cutting, who was an attorney, financier, real estate developer, [[sugar beet]] refiner and philanthropist. Located in the former Cutting residence are magnificent fireplaces, woodworkings, and stained glass windows. An annex to the mansion was built in 1890 and contained a billiards room, a small organ, a gaming room and guest rooms. Landscape design was done by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], popularly considered to be father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well known urban parks with his senior partner [[Calvert Vaux]], including [[Central Park]] and [[Prospect Park (Brooklyn)|Prospect Park]] in New York City. Currently the manor house contains the administration office and a cafΓ©. === Westbrook, Suffolk County, New York === '''[[Westbrook, Suffolk County, New York|Westbrook]]''', a large rambling house of many [[gable]]s and tall chimneys on the South Shore of Long Island, lies on the west bank of Connetquot River. Westbrook was designed in 1886 for William Bayard Cutting (1850β1912) by the architect Charles C. Haight in the [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor style]]. Scottish heather was shipped to provide [[Thatching|thatch]] for the gate house, which remains at the corner of Montauk Highway and Great River Road. In 1895 Cutting and his brother Robert Fulton Cutting laid out a golf course at Westbrook, known to be the first private golf course in the United States. ===Heckscher State Park=== [[Heckscher State Park]] ({{convert|1469|acre|km2}}), known as the "Home of the [[White-tailed Deer]]", is on the shore of the [[Great South Bay]]. Islip's founder, William Nicoll, originally built his Islip Grange estate on this property. Heckscher Park was once the 19th century estate of J. Neal Plum and then George Campbell Taylor. The park was purchased by the [[State of New York]] using a donation by the affluent [[August Heckscher]] in 1929. The park offers a beach, a boat launch, pavilions with picnic tables, a playground, playing fields, recreation programs, hiking, biking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. Unfortunately, a campground with tent and trailer sites, an olympic-sized swimming pool and a food concession are all closed due to NYS funding cuts (2015.) The park is accessible by the [[Heckscher State Parkway]] (end of the [[Southern State Parkway]]) at the last exit, No. 46. The [[Long Island Philharmonic]] plays a concert in the park every July. Suffolk County Marathon To Support Our Veterans, initiated in 2015, starts and ends in Heckscher State Park during mid September. "Taste of Long Island" food festival begins in the park after the Marathon. ===Lorillard Estate and Racing Stable=== [[George L. Lorillard]] (March 26, 1843 β 1892) was an American, New York City tobacco tycoon and a prominent [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] owner. Lorillard owned a mansion on {{convert|800|acre|km2}} of [[Long Island]], located north of [[Montauk Highway]] and west of Connetquot Road, that is now Bayard-Cutting Arboretum. He built a large stable and racing [[horse training]] track. Lorillard's racing [[stable]] was handled by [[horse trainer]] [[R. Wyndham Walden]]. They won the [[Preakness Stakes]] a record five straight years between 1878 and 1882, the [[Belmont Stakes]] in 1878, 1880, and 1881 and the [[Travers Stakes]] in 1878 and 1880. Among George Lorillard's best horses were [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Saunterer]], [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Vanguard]], [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Grenada]], [[Tom Ochiltree]], and [[Duke of Magenta (horse)|Duke of Magenta]]. In 1878, Duke of Magenta won the Preakness Stakes, the Withers Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, and the Travers Stakes, a feat accomplished since by only two other colts: Man o' War and Native Dancer. Even 2015's [[American Pharoah]] won the current [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|American Triple Crown]] but finished a close second in a hard-fought Travers Stakes snapping a winning streak of eight races. The [[United States Congress]] shut down on October 24, 1877, for a day so its members could attend [[George Barbee#"The Great Race"|"The Great Race"]] at [[Pimlico Race Course]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland. The event was a {{convert|2.5|mi|adj=on}} [[match race]] run by a trio of champions: [[Ten Broeck (horse)|Ten Broeck]], [[Tom Ochiltree]] and [[Parole (horse)|Parole]]. Ten Broeck, the [[Kentucky]] champion, was owned by F. B. Harper. Tom Ochiltree, the Eastern champion and winner of the 1875 Preakness Stakes, was owned by George L. Lorillard. Parole, a [[gelding]], was owned by [[Pierre Lorillard IV]], George's brother. Parole, with jockey William Barrett up, prevailed with a late run, crossing the finish line three lengths ahead of Ten Broeck and six ahead of Tom Ochiltree, which had helped to set the early pace with legendary jockey [[George Barbee]] in the irons. An estimated 20,000 people crowded into Pimlico to witness the event. The Great Race is depicted in a four-ton stone [[Relief#Bas-relief or low relief|bas-relief]] β copied from a [[Currier & Ives]] print and sculpted in stone by Bernard Zuckerman β hanging over the clubhouse entrance at Pimlico. It is {{convert|30|ft}} long and {{convert|10|ft}} high and is gilded in 24-karat gold leaf. In 1884 George Lorillard sold much of his estate to [[William Bayard Cutting]].
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