The 1837 arrival of the Long Island Rail Road to nearby Hicksville brought a boom to local farming. In 1885, residents of what was called Manetto Hill petitioned the United States Postal Service for a local post office, but were turned down because a similar name was already in use upstate.The hamlet was then named "Plain view", for the view of the Hempstead Plains from the top of the Manetto Hills. Plainview remained a farming community, famous for growing cucumbers for the huge famous pickle factories located in nearby Farmingdale and Hicksville. In the early 1900s blight destroyed the cucumber crop and many farmers switched to potatoes. After World War II, a potato blight combined with the desire of many returning GIs to leave New York City for the more rural Long Island, convinced many farmers to sell their property, leading to massive development in the area, giving rise to so-called suburban sprawl. Today, most of Plainview consists of housing, but there are 3 industrial areas, one North and two South of the Long Island Expressway.
Directions to cache: South of the LIE and East of Sunnyside Blved. Look for as sign that says: “55 West Ames Court” and you’re getting close.
Cache is a camo bison tube with small pencil & log sheet.
Hint: Cache is attached to a two-word construction “industrial” term that describes this man-made item. ... it's something that a hungry squirrel would discard.