Description: Wading River, NEW YORK - Suffolk County, L.I. - 1964: Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 7,719. It is adjacent to Shoreham and shares a school district. Most of Wading River lies within the Town of Riverhead, but a small portion is in the Town of Brookhaven. The name of the hamlet comes from the original Algonquian name for the area, Pauquaconsuk, meaning "the place where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams". "Wading in the River" or Wading River was adopted by the first English colonists. This White Border Era (1915-20) postcard, only mailed in 1964,is in good conditon. But there is some franking on the image.
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Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Algonquian: "The place where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams"..
Modified Item: No
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
City/Region: Long Island
Postage Condition: Posted
State: New York
Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
Hamlet: Wading River
County: Suffolk
Town: Riverhead
North Shore: Long Island
Original Name: Pauquaconsuk
Region: New York
Country: USA
