Theodore Roosevelt County Park
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Theodore Roosevelt County Park (now Montauk County Park) is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Montauk, New York. The park is 1,157 acres (4.682 km2) in size, running from Montauk Highway north to Block Island Sound and is bordered on the east by Montauk Point State Park. Montauk County Park was created from 1971 to 1986 through a series of land acquisitions by Suffolk County with the help of Hilda Lindley and the Concerned Citizens of Montauk [1], and was renamed for Theodore Roosevelt in 1998 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of his return to Long Island following the Spanish-American War.[1] The park includes:
