Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city located in Nassau County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,622.
Notes of Interest
- Founded on May 24, 1668
- Rumored location (undocumented) of Captain Kidd's treasure
- Birthplace of R&B star Ashanti
- Summer home to wealthy individuals in the 19th century:
- Frank Woolworth, founder of F.W. Woolworth
- Charles Pratt, one of the founders of Standard Oil and the founder of the Pratt Institute
- J.P. Morgan, founder of what is now JPMorgan Chase
- Henry Clay Folger, one of the founders of Standard Oil
- Thomas Pynchon, noted American author was born in Glen Cove
- LaMarcus Adna Thompson, an early developer of rollercoasters
- Lillian Russell, vaudeville actress and singer
- Home of the oldest synagogue on Long Island, Congregation Tifereth Israel
- Glen Cove is the site of Cary Grant's abduction in North By Northwest.
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