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Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (25.22%) is water. The hamlet is bordered on two sides with bodies of water: Manhasset Bay on its western side and Hempstead Harbor on its eastern side.
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| Cape style house, 1941 |
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| 45 Carlton Avenue, January 1942 |
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| 18 Overlook Drive, February 1944. This chalet style house in the village of Baxter Estates in Port Washington was owned by Robert Gregory at the time of this photo |
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| 20 Central Drive, May 1944. This corner house in the arts and crafts style located in the village of Baxter Estates, Port Washington was owned by the O’Brien’s at the time of this photo |
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| June 1945. An ornate entry off the driveway and an unusual weather vane on the peak characterize this unique house |
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