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Nassau County Secession

Name: Nassau County Secession
Start: 1899-01-01
Location: Eastern Queens County

When: 1899-01-01
Where: Eastern Queens County
Part of: Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City

Eastern Queens County seceded to form Nassau County on January 1, 1899.

The areas of Queens County not part of the consolidation plan, including North Hempstead, Oyster Bay, and remaining Hempstead, remained part of Queens County until they seceded to form Nassau County on January 1, 1899. This partitioned the eastern 280 square miles.

Sources

Queens Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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