Hagerman is a

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in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of

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, in

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, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 1990 census. It once had a Long Island Rail Road station between 1890 and 1929. The community was built by the Hagerman Land Company, which also built

North Bellport, New York North Bellport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 11,545 at the 2010 census. History North Bellport was built by the Hagerman Land Company, named after t ...

. Hagerman is now part of the

East Patchogue, New York East Patchogue (, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 22,469 at the 2010 census. The CDP is a proximate representati ...

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, but it still survives as a locally known place-name in names such as the Hagerman Fire Department.

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Boyton Bicycle Railroad (Bygone Long Island)HagermanFD.com
- Hagerman Fire Department
Hagerman's Hills (Small History Long Island)
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