Place details
Place nameFlushing
Other namesVlissingen
CountryUnited States
Latitude40.75
Longitude-73.817
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located at head of Flushing Bay; was named by early settlers for Vlissingen, Holland; later became center of Quakerism in New Netherlands; effort to suppress the faith by governor led to Flushing Remonstrance.