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Oyster Bay (T)




New York is a state in the northeastern United States. Majority of the population is concentrated in the southern portion around New York City, the state is often regionalized into Upstate and Downstate. New York is the home of Ellis Island, where many immigrants in the early 20th century arrived in the United States.
 
Oyster Bay is the name of a hamlet and census-designated place on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County in the state of New York, USA. The hamlet is also the site of a station on the Long Island Rail Road and the eastern termination point of that branch of the railroad. The community is within the Town of Oyster Bay, a town which contains 18 villages and 18 hamlets.
 
Typical landscapes of Oyster Bay. The hamlet’s area was considerably larger before several of its parts incorporated as villages. At least six of the 36 villages and hamlets of the Town of Oyster Bay have shores on Oyster Bay Harbor and its inlets, and many of these were previously considered part of the hamlet of Oyster Bay.
 
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District was created on July 1, 1960 by the action of the voters in the former Oyster Bay and East Norwich School Districts. The district's 13.1 square mile boundaries include the hamlets of Oyster Bay and East Norwich and the incorporated villages of Centre Island, Oyster Bay Cove, Cove Neck, and portions of Mill Neck, Muttontown, Laurel Hollow, and Upper Brookville.
 
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 4.2 square kilometers and 3.2 square kilometers of it is land and 1.0 square kilometers of it is water.
 
Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace. Oyster Bay enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.

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