Miller Place
General information
LocationSylvan Ave
Miller Place, New York
Coordinates40°56′33″N 72°59′48″W / 40.942490°N 72.996619°W / 40.942490; -72.996619
Line(s)Wading River Branch
History
Opened1898
Closed1938
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Port Jefferson
toward Hicksville
 Wading River Branch Rocky Point
toward Wading River

Miller Place (originally Miller's Place) was a station on the Wading River Extension on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was just east of Sylvan Avenue just north of New York State Route 25A, along what is now access for Long Island Power Authority power lines.

History

Miller Place station was originally built in 1898 during the extension of the Port Jefferson Branch to Wading River, which was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the Main Line at either Riverhead or Calverton. The station was located on the north side of the tracks to the east of Sylvan Avenue.[1] The first station house opened in 1898[2] and was destroyed by a fire in September 1903.[1][3][4] The station house was replaced but it was also destroyed by a fire in September 1934.[1][3][5]

The extension of the Long Island Rail Road to Miller Place near the turn of the century turned the town into a popular summer resort with hotels and summer cottages overlooking Long Island Sound. The importance of the town as a vacation destination declined with the advent of automobile travel and ridership along the Wading River Branch decreased.[1][3][6] The line east of Port Jefferson, which included the Miller Place station, was abandoned in 1938. The right-of-way is now owned by the Long Island Power Authority and used for power lines, but there are plans to create a rail trail for bicycling, running, and walking.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Giffen, Edna (September 29, 2016). "Old LIRR luggage tags from Miller Place". The Village Beacon Record. p. A5. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago, IL: Arcadia. p. 81. ISBN 9780738511801.
  3. ^ a b c Giffen, Edna Davis; Kronenberg, Mindy; Lindemann, Candace (2010). Miller Place. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 8. ISBN 9780738573052.
  4. ^ "Bridges and Buildings". The Railway Age. Vol. 36. September 11, 1903. p. 344. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Fire Destroys Long Island Railroad Station at Miller Place a Second Time". The Suffolk County News. September 28, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Kellerman, Vivien (November 8, 1992). "If You're Thinking of Living in: Miller Place". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Rather, John (April 10, 2009). "Agreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forward". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

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