Historical Markers within the Hamlet of North Babylon

Marker Name

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Location 
Notes

August Belmont

Commemorates the former estate of August Belmont Sr. 

In 1867 Started 1300 Acre Horse Farm With Race Track, Trout Pond & Mansion. In 1926 Robert Moses Secured Part Of Estate For State Park.

Belmont Lake State Park

Funded by a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Camp Damm

Commemorates a WWI aviation training field.

Site Of Airfield For Training WWI Pilots, 1918-1919. Named For Lt. Co. Henry J. Damm. Army Leased Horse Farm From August Belmont Jr.

West side of Belmont Avenue, at Clark Street

Funded by a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Deer Park Avenue Elementary School

Commemorates the oldest existing school in the North Babylon district.

Built 1932 - Oldest Existing School in North Babylon. Stood as an Educational Foundation and Centerpiece of the Community.

Marion G. Vedder Elementary School

Dedicated by the Town of Babylon Historical Commission, 1989.