Neptune Island (Long Island Sound)
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Neptune Island was an island
in Long Island Sound
and part of the City of New Rochelle
, New York
. It is now connected to the mainland. In the early 19th century it was called "Moses Island," with the name changed to Neptune later that century. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the US government rented a dock at Neptune and ran ferries there.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
and part of the City of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is now connected to the mainland. In the early 19th century it was called "Moses Island," with the name changed to Neptune later that century. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the US government rented a dock at Neptune and ran ferries there.