Sandminers
Monument Inc.
Dedicated to the Memory of the Workers
Who Toiled in Port Washington
helping to build New York City
Come and find out what the artists are doing to complete this project to honor the people who mined sand and barged it to New York City for over 100 years.
Speakers
Edward Jonas, Sculptor
Fred Blumlein, Graphic Artist
Stephen Meehan, Landscape Architect
Help
preserve this open space and learn about the sandminers who worked
the local sandbanks, sending more than 150 million cubic yards of
sand by barge to build New York City.