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Melville, Long Island, New York Melville is a hamlet in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. Melville is directly east of the county boundary with Nassau County, New York. The Long Island Expressway (LIE) and Northern State Parkway, two of the country's busiest highways and major points of entry in and out of New York City, pass through Melville. Melville is located immediately off of Exit 49 of the LIE. New York State Route 110 runs through the center of Melville. The area was known to the native Americans as Sunsquams. In the 17th century it was known as Samuel Ketcham's Valley, named for a local resident. Afterwards known as Sweet Hollow. This name was replaced by Melville in school records in 1854. Long Island Counties, Towns, and Villages Long Island Chambers of Commerce
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