Editing Glen Cove, New York (section)

===19th Century===
In the 1830s, [[steamboats]] started regular service on [[Long Island Sound]], between New York City and Musketa Cove, arriving at a point still called The Landing. As the Lenape word ''Musketa'' was incorrectly associated with the English word ''[[mosquito]]'', in 1834, residents changed the name officially to Glen Cove; this was said to be taken from a misheard suggestion of ''Glencoe'' (referring to [[Glencoe, Scotland]] or Glencoe, [[Nova Scotia]]).<ref name="HOGC">[http://www.nassaulibrary.org/glencove/History%20of%20Glen%20Cove.html Antonia Petrash, Carol Stern, and Carol McCrossen, "HISTORY OF GLEN COVE"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025183106/http://www.nassaulibrary.org/glencove/History%20of%20Glen%20Cove.html|date=October 25, 2005}}, Nassau County Library</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/community.html#glencove |title=The History of Glen Cove, NY |access-date=October 13, 2008 |last=Henderson |first=Jeanne |work=Long Island Genealogy |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927175508/http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/community.html#glencove |url-status=live }}</ref>

Glen Cove added to its population as workers arrived for jobs at the Duryea Corn Starch factory, which operated until 1900. The name Duryea was suggested as a name to replace Mosquito Cove; however, it was later rejected.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=738 "Glen Cove Community Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609032619/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=738 |date=June 9, 2011 }}, Podunk</ref>

By 1850, Glen Cove had become a popular summer resort for New York City residents. The [[Long Island Rail Road]] was extended to Glen Cove in 1867, providing quicker, more frequent services to New York City. The availability of the train, and the town's location on Long Island Sound, made it attractive to year-round residents, thus the population increased.<ref name="Library" />

The vistas afforded from Long Island Sound of the town's rolling hills attracted late 19th-century wealthy industrial [[baron]]s, including [[Charles Pratt]] and his sons, [[Charles Anderson Dana]] as well as [[J.P. Morgan]], and [[F.W. Woolworth]]. They built large, private estates along the island's North Shore. This expanse of settled wealth was part of what became known in the 1920s as the [[North Shore (Long Island)|Gold Coast]] of Nassau County. Part of the Morgan property was donated to the city, and it is now operated as Morgan Park and Beach.<ref name="Library" />