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Hidden in Massapequa: Finding Fort Massapeag ProjectÂ
Hidden in Massapequa: Finding Fort Massapeag ProjectÂ
(2024+) 📚
(2024+) 📚
This project aims to educate the community on the history and preservation efforts surrounding Fort Massapeag.
Community Education: The goal is to highlight the work of scholars, preservationists, and Town of Oyster Bay (TOBAY) officials who helped rescue and preserve this significant National Historic Landmark.
New Resources: Extensive research in 2024 and 2025 by Dr. John DiMarco, utilizing archives like the NY State Museum and Queensborough Public Library, led to the creation of:
Site Signage: A donated sign at the Historic Landmark site links to this educational website.
Interactive Website: This website (www.massapequapress.com) offers an interactive pathway to learn the fort's full history.
Visual Narrative Book: A 150+ page coffee table book, "Hidden in Massapequa: Unearthing Fort Massapeag", was published in 2025. It expands on the content with extended passages and over 40 high-resolution images, with a portion of proceeds used to donate copies to Massapequa schools and libraries.
Support for Fort Massapeag Education
Support for Fort Massapeag Education
Dr. DiMarco worked with the Queensborough Public Library Archives, The New York State Museum at Albany, Garvies Point Museum, and locally with TOBAY officials to continue the stewardship of Fort Massapeag on this project. The collective mission was to maintain and perpetuate Massapequa history. Since the 1920s, vigilant researchers, concerned preservationists, and TOBAY officials have worked to preserve the Fort Massapeag site. The next chapter in the story is educating next generations about the important history of Fort Massapeag – A National Historic Landmark in Massapequa, NY and the only archaeologically significant Indigenous Fort in Nassau County.
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