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History: An Iceberg on the Great South Bay in Patchogue

Nature & Weather, Arts & Culture

By Published: March 08 2023

LongIsland.com

Photo taken in March 1907.

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No, this is not the Antarctic. Believe it or not, it’s Long Island.

 

Taken on March 21, 1907, nine men went and climbed to the top of what is reportedly a 28-foot tall iceberg. The berg broke the shore of the Great South Bay in Patchogue.

 

Photo: Postcard. Scanned from the original postcard. Patchogue-Medford Library Celia M. Hastings Local History Room Postcards. PUBLISHER: H.S. Conklin, Patchogue, N.Y. RIGHTS: No Known Copyright Restrictions.