- City:
- Smithtown, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
Description
“The original Smithtown Railroad Station was built in 1872, when the LIRR was extended to Smithtown. A new railroad station was built in 1936 while a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project was underway to eliminate the grade-level crossing on Smithtown’s Main Street.” (Harris et al.)
Source notes
"Smithtown"; by Bradley Harris, Kiernan Lannon, Joshua Ruff, page 61Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 15, 2013.
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