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The "Spring Road" Dinosaur in Huntington, NY
Anyone who has gone onto http://www.classmates.com/ and reads the Message Boards, knows that "The Dinosaur", located on Spring Road in Huntington, is the subject of many posts.  Alumni who have moved away, quite frequently ask if the "Huntington Dinosaur" is still here.
I began my research for this article at the Huntington Public Library.  I spoke to a Research Librarian over the phone a few weeks ago, who was excited to see what information they might have, and promised to call me back in a day or two.  When she reached me the following day, she was sorry to advise that the Library did not have any information on the subject and suggested that I contact the "Long Islander". 
I decided to try the Town Historian and the Huntington Historical Society before calling the town newspaper. Neither agency had any information on the Dinosaur, other than the fact that the house and property where it resides is of historical significance.  I was really amazed that this landmark, that everyone knows of or remembers so fondly, is not documented in any way in this town. 
Although he was not able to give me any history of the statue, the Historian, Robert Hughes, did ... more

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