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Island quotes

"The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected."
- Tim Bishop

"I've enjoyed Long Island a lot. There have always been shows here that I enjoyed doing with The Monkees, and solo shows in the 80's."
- Peter Tork

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
- Winston Churchill

Island tribes

By the year 1643 there were thirteen different Indian Tribes living on Long Island: Canarsie, Rockaway, Matinecock, Merrick, Massapequa, Nissequoge, Secatoag, Seatauket, Patchoag, Corchaug, Shinnecock, Manhasset, and Montauk.

The Long Island tribes lived with a fair level of prosperity. They were mainly hunters and fishermen, but some were farmers who raised beans and corn. Game, which was rather plentiful on the Island, included deer, bear, raccoon, turkey, quail, partridge, goose, and duck. Seafood was also plentiful, and natives caught crabs, clams, scallops, lobster, and many kinds of fish including herring, bass, and bluefish. The Indians were expert fishermen, equally adept with bows and arrows or with simple hook-and-string methods of catching fish.

Aviation history

Long Island is important in the history of aviation. It was the home of the Roosevelt Airfield in Garden City, Nassau County. From this airport, Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic 1927 nonstop Orteig Prize flight from the New York City area to Paris, France. Roosevelt Airfield was later closed in 1951, and its land is now the location of commercial development, including a shopping mall, Hofstra University, and numerous housing developments.

Independent Long Island (ILI) geographical and wildlife facts

Geographically, Independent Long Island may be subdivided into 4 counties: Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. Brooklyn consists of 83 neighborhoods. Queens consists of 121 neighborhoods. Nassau consists of 2 cities, 64 villages, and 70 hamlets. Suffolk consists of 31 villages, and 126 hamlets. Independent Long Island also has 2 Indian reservations, the Poospatuck and Shinnecock, both in Suffolk County.

The biggest lake on ILI is Lake Ronkonkoma. The longest river is the Peconic River. The highest point on the island is Jayne's Hill, with an elevation of 400.9 feet (122.2 m) above sea level. It is situated in West Hills Country Park, a little more than a mile to the north of Melville. The center of ILI is located at latitude 40°49'54.51"N, and longitude 73° 8'7.11"W, or a little way off the northwestern shore of Lake Ronkonkoma, at the junction of Rosevale Avenue and Smithtown Boulevard.

Independent Long Island's common raptor is the red-tailed hawk. The island is also home to the following hibernating mammals: the meadow jumping mouse, the bat, the groundhog, and the chipmunk. The island's only known lizard species is the Italian wall lizard. ILI also has ospreys, horseshoe crabs, pitcher plants (a carnivorous plant), and Virginia opossums.

Independent Long Island (ILI) symbols

Independent Long Island (ILI) has both traditional and natural flags, and both traditional and natural symbols. These symbols, and others, are shown below. Other ILI symbols are available here.



Independent Long Island Traditional Flag



Independent Long Island Natural Flag



Independent Long Island Traditional Symbol



Independent Long Island Natural Symbol: the Marlin


ILI Coat of Arms

Independent Long Island Coat of Arms


Empress Tarot card

Independent Long Island Tarot Card Symbol: The Empress

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