Thursday, May 29, 2008

World Wide Long Island 8

World Wide Long Island 8

Long Island (Cecil County, Maryland) an island in Maryland

Long Island (Tennessee), an island on the Holston River

Long Island is an island in the Holston River at Kingsport in eastern Tennessee.

Originally held by the Cherokees, the island played an important role in the early history of the region.

There are only a handful of houses on the island now. About half of Long Island now contains a park administered by the City of Kingsport. The other half of the island is the site of a waste treatment plant owned by Tennessee Eastman Chemical Company. Most

Long Island (Massachusetts), the longest island in Boston Harbor

Long Island is situated in Quincy Bay, in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island forms part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is only accessible by road over a 4,175-foot (1,273 m) causeway from the Squantum peninsula of North Quincy to Moon Island, and from there, over a 3,050-foot (930 m) two-lane steel bridge from Moon Island to Long Island. The bridge is officially called the Long Island Viaduct. The island is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) long and covers 225 acres (0.9 km²).

http://www.allaboutlongisland.com

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