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At about the center of New York’s Long Island and to the south of Interstate 495 is Holtsville. It is a grass roots Hamlet that has been home to a small population of farmers since the 18th Century. Holtsville is part of Long Island’s Suffolk County which has many attractions for visitors to see and enjoy.
The area began as a small farming community in the latter part of the 1700s. However, during this period it was known as Waverly and labeled as such on maps. Waverly Station opened in 1843 with the arrival of the Long Island Railroad and the current Waverly Avenue was a stagecoach line at that time.
The town name of Waverly was not unique in New York with another one by the same name that was upstate. This is what prompted a name change in 1860 where the small community would be named to Holtsville. The name is in honor of Joseph Holt who was the U.S. Postmaster from 1859 to 1860 under President James Buchanan. Waverly station would also have its name changed to Holtsville during the 1890s because of complaints by farmers about lost shipments due to the name confusion with the upstate station.
One prominent feature that makes Holtsville noteworthy is the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Processing Center which opened in 1972. Today it is a major employer in the area occupying an area of over 60 acres.