In 1911 Hugh McCarrick arrived from Ireland and began selling milk. McCarrick’s dairy farm on Rt. 25A changed to a delicatessen store and real estate business by 2000. The location currently changed to a 7-11.
INY Daily Mirror advertised land for sale in the North Shore Beach of Rocky Point in conjunction with the LIRR. Lots were offered for $89.50. Rocky Point became a popular summer vacation for folks from Brooklyn and Queens. North Shore Beach Property Owners Association was formed and the Clubhouse was built. Rocky Point was used as a summer community that lasted until the later part of the. Most summer homes were converted to year round homes. RCA Corporation built “Radio Central, the world’s wireless radio transmitting facility in the pine barrens of Rocky Point. RCA This facility operated until 1978 until it closed. RCA donated over 5000 acres to New York State, Department of Conservation as a nature preserve. RCA is currently used by hikers, hunters, and mountain bikers.
In 1932 Culross and the Terraces were built. In the late 1960s the Tides and Pickwick Section was developed. The area continued to grow and the topic of education within the community needed to be addressed. The Rocky Point School was built in 1928 and was later named for its first principal, Joseph A. Edgar. The building now serves as the intermediate school. Rocky Point Junior-Senior High School was built in 1971. The Rocky Point Elementary School opened in 1975. The building was eventually named after a long-serving and popular school system superintendent, Frank J. Carasiti. During the late 1990s and early 2000s major school expansions were put into place. The new Middle School was built, and the former Junior-Senior High School became the current High School. The links to the different school buildings within the Rocky Point Schools can be seen below.
Rocky Point drive-in movie theater operated from June 16, 1961 to 1988. It was later replaced by the golf driving range, the 9-hole golf course and the many shopping centers along Rt. 25A. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, remains an important community tradition. The population continued to grow from 538 in 1940, to over 7000 in 1980. Rocky Point remains well known for its beaches and affordable North Shore location.
http://www.rockypointufsd.org/schools/frank_j_carasiti_elementary
http://www.rockypointufsd.org/schools/joseph_a_edgar_intermediate
http://www.rockypointufsd.org/schools/rocky_point_middle_school
http://www.rockypointufsd.org/schools/rocky_point_high_school
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