Hicksville, Long Island
In 1648, the area was first settled by Robert Williams when he bought a large portion of the eastern Hempstead Plains. It remained unsettled until the Hicks family bought land in 1834. The community was named after Valentine Hicks; an eventual president of the Long Island Railroad bought land in the village in 1834 and turned into a station stop on the LIRR in 1837. The other says it was named for Elias Hicks, a famous Quaker preacher. He was the older cousin of the painter Edward Hicks and he promoted doctrines that embroiled him in controversy that led to the first major schism within the Religious Society of Friends. The famous singer Billy Joel and Gary D. Schmidt an author grew up in the village. The Hicksville Chamber of Commerce along with the support of their local business community are together helping to keep Hicksville a great place to live, work and raise a family. They will continue to provide leadership and commitment to make Hicksville a better place for all people wanting to live in the area. The Hicksville Public School Board of Education is comprised of seven local community members. The Board welcomes district residents, faculty members, students, and any other interested persons that they oblige to attend in any urgent meetings. In addition, the senior citizens are having a privilege to be entitled a free tuition in many Continuing Education programs. There are lots of retail shops you can find in Hicksville together with high-end restaurants, a couple of museums, recreation areas such as Cantiague Park, a major train station and access to the major highways. The park has a picnic area, table game area, horseshoe pits, boccie court, shuffleboard, and a golf course of its own. Every home in Hicksville has different architectural styles such as capes, ranches, high ranches, split-levels, and colonials as well with very affordable prices. There are also improvements in the area that includes new bus shelters, tree plantings and implementing a few beautification projects under the Hicksville Hamlet plan which was approved in 2004. The Hicksville Public Library which was founded in 1926 has developed into one of the largest libraries in Nassau County. It has an approximately 200 thousand books and also preserves town history through images and rare documents. |
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Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place located in 