Rocky Point Students Participate In Local Historical Event

Press release from the Rocky Point School District:

Nov. 14, 2021

Students in Rocky Point High School’s History Honor Society had an up-close glimpse into how history has shaped the local community when they attended the Rocky Point Historical Society plaque dedication to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first transoceanic radio transmission. The students didn’t have far to travel, as the ceremony took place within walking distance of the school – the Marconi Shack at Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School.

Held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, the well-attended event for the shack – named in honor of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi – welcomed Rocky Point School District administrators, local dignitaries, members of the Long Island Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and historical society members, who together recognized the achievement at RCA Radio Central in Rocky Point – which first broadcast on Nov. 5, 1921.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott O’Brien was one of numerous speakers to address the outdoor crowd and reminisced about his career start at Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School, when he learned of the importance of the little white shack that stood at the entrance to the parking lot.

The school property was formerly owned by Radio Corporation of America, which operated the world’s largest wireless transmitting station at the time. The Rocky Point School District and Rocky Point Historical Society have been long-time partners as the caretakers of the historic building.

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