The Cow Neck Peninsula is a peninsula in Nassau County,

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, on the North Shore of

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Description

Hempstead, Manhasset, and Little Neck bays

The Cow Neck Peninsula was named Cow Neck in the 17th Century, in large part due to the fact that it served as a common pasture at the time. The Cow Neck Peninsula is famous for its affluence and historic communities, and was famous for its sand mines along

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throughout the 20th Century. It is believed that 90% of the concrete that built the foundations of

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came from the Port Washington sand mines, and that over 100 million tons of sand were shipped to

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. The Cow Neck Peninsula is also known as Manhasset Neck or simply as Cow Neck.

Geography

On its west side, the Cow Neck Peninsula is bordered by

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. On its east side, it is bordered by Hempstead Harbor. To the north, it is bordered by the

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. Some places on the Cow Neck Peninsula – notably in Flower Hill and

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– reach elevations high enough for the skyline of New York City to be seen from ground level.

List of communities

The following towns are located on the Cow Neck Peninsula – either in part or in whole: * Baxter Estates * Flower Hill *

* Manorhaven *

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* Port Washington * Port Washington North * Sands Point Additionally, the Cow Neck Peninsula is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead.1873 Beers Map of North Hempstead.

References

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