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Council Rock (Oyster Bay, New York)

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Oyster Bay NY Council Rock
Oyster Bay NY Council Rock

Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire. In 1672, George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), gave a sermon there during his visit to America.

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Council Rock (Oyster Bay, New York)
Lake Avenue, Town of Oyster Bay

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N 40.8735 ° E -73.541388888889 °
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Council Rock

Lake Avenue
11771 Town of Oyster Bay
New York, United States
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