In the 1870s Rockville Centre was home to about a dozen sea captains. They found RVC to be the perfect location to give seafarers access to both the ocean and a charming, burgeoning village. Many lived along Village Avenue. Others along Maple Avenue. The avenue that connected Centre and Village Avenues was completed in 1874 and named “Maine” in honor of these sea captains who hailed from that state.
Scope of Collection
In the late 19th Century about a dozen sea captains chose Rockville Centre to call home due to its charm, activity, and proximity to the sea. This collection aims to provide arm-chair historians and academic researchers alike with material to reconstruct the lives that these sea captains led in old Rockville Centre. It contains 19th and 20th century photographs, manuscripts and ephemera.
