Oakdale, New York
| Oakdale, New York | |
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| Hamlet and census-designated place | |
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 Oakdale, New York
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| Coordinates: 40°44′23″N 73°8′23″W / 40.73972°N 73.13972°WCoordinates: 40°44′23″N 73°8′23″W / 40.73972°N 73.13972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,974 |
| • Density | 2,416.4/sq mi (927.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11769 |
| Area code(s) | 631 |
| FIPS code | 36-54144 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0959162 |
Oakdale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 7,974 at the 2010 census. Oakdale is in the Town of Islip.
Oakdale originated from a tavern owned by Eliphalet (Liff) Snedecor in what is now Connetquot River State Park. Soon after its founding in 1820, Snedecor's Tavern began drawing New York bluebloods and business barons who wined and dined in remote joy when they weren't fishing and hunting nearby. ``Liff's food is as good as his creek,`` a magazine writer declared in 1839, referring to the Connetquot River, ``and the two are only second to his mint juleps and champagne punch; whoever gainsays either fact deserves hanging without benefit of clergy.`` In 1866, as the railroad reached the area, Liff's wealthy patrons formed the Southside Sportsmen's Club, and soon the race was on to see who could create the most superb spread in the thick forests adjoining Great South Bay.
The most prominent were William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt; Frederick G. Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., and Christopher Robert II, an eccentric heir to a sugar fortune. Meanwhile, William Bayard Cutting, a lawyer, financier and railroad man, built his estate next door in Great River, which had once been west Oakdale.
Oakdale was part of the royal land grant given to William Nicoll, who founded Islip Town in 1697. Local historian Charles P. Dickerson, writing in 1975, said Oakdale's name apparently came from a Nicoll descendant in the mid-19th century. The community has other claims to historical distinction: St. John's Episcopal Church, built in 1765, is the third oldest church on Long Island. In 1912, Jacob Ockers of Oakdale organized the Bluepoint Oyster Co., which became the largest oyster producer and shipper in the country.
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