Founding Name
Oester Baai
Boundary
Chosen Name
Oyster Bay
Full Name
Oester Baai
Founding Date (text)
1650-09-15
End Date (text)
9999-12-31
Date of Establishment (text)
1653-12-31
Notes
...the dividing line between Dutch & English sphere of influence was fixed at Oyster Bay...
Jurisdiction Type
unchartered town
State
Nieuw Nederlandt
Boundary Events
| Name at the time | Change | Start Date | End Date | Boundary Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oester Baai | Claimed by Nieuw Nederlandt by Treaty of Hartford | 1650-09-15 | 1653-12-31 | Oyster Bay_Oester Baai_1650-09-15_1653-12-31 |
| Oester Baai | First settled | 1653-12-31 | 1662-04-23 | Oyster Bay_Oester Baai_1653-12-31_1662-04-23 |
| Oyster Bay | Claimed by Connecticut by royal charter. | 1662-04-23 | 1664-03-12 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1662-04-23_1664-03-12 |
| Oyster Bay | Assigned to Yorkshire shire | 1664-03-12 | 1683-11-01 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1664-03-12_1683-11-01 |
| Oyster Bay | Assigned to Queens County | 1683-11-01 | 1691-10-01 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1683-11-01_1691-10-01 |
| Oyster Bay | Gained Horse Neck (Lloyd's Neck) from Huntington | 1691-10-01 | 1768-12-31 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1691-10-01_1768-12-31 |
| Oyster Bay | Maritime limits extended in Long Island Sound | 1768-12-31 | 1789-04-01 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1768-12-31_1789-04-01 |
| Oyster Bay | Recognized as a town by state law. | 1789-04-01 | 1881-08-12 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1789-04-01_1881-08-12 |
| Oyster Bay | Maritime limits extended to state line | 1881-08-12 | 1886-06-15 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1881-08-12_1886-06-15 |
| Oyster Bay | Lost to Huntington, (Lloyds Neck) | 1886-06-15 | 1887-10-12 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1886-06-15_1887-10-12 |
| Oyster Bay | Maritime limits extended to state line | 1887-10-12 | 1899-01-01 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1887-10-12_1899-01-01 |
| Oyster Bay | County changed from Queens to Nassau | 1899-01-01 | 1918-01-01 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1899-01-01_1918-01-01 |
| Oyster Bay | Lost to Glen Cove | 1918-01-01 | 1936-05-25 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1918-01-01_1936-05-25 |
| Oyster Bay | Lost to Glen Cove | 1936-05-25 | 9999-12-31 | Oyster Bay_Oyster Bay_1936-05-25_9999-12-31 |
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Citation
History of Long Island, Vol. 1, Ross, Chap. IV p. 46
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