Sanatorium Rock

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SuburbBrooklynTypeOtherDetailsA large rock on the northern shore of Long Island about halfway along it. The name derives from the fact that for many years the rock had a prominent sign painted on it: "Turn left for the sanatorium". This was a direction to people travelling up the Hawkesbury by boat to enable them to find the Sanatorium Hotel which was situated in Sandbrook Inlet on the site later occupied by a convent. The hotel was first licensed in 1888. The Sanatorium Hotel features on an early five pound note, on the reverse side. The name of the owner of the hotel was "Lenehan."
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.106. Australian Coin Review, Dec. 1983, "Early fivers' reverse traced to Brooklyn", pp.23-4. Johnson, Noel E. 1993, History of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, pp.6-7

LocationBrooklynGeotag^[1]KeywordsSanatorium RockLong IslandHawkesbury RiverBrooklynSanatorium Hotel

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Sanatorium Rock