Bohemia Introduction
Bohemia was first settled in 1855 by people coming from a region in central Europe fomrerly called Bohemia and is known today as Czechoslovakia. The first settlers were trying to escape persecution from the Hapsburg kingdom and seeking a new life of freedom in a new land. That land was was given the name Bohemia. Bohemia did have other names at times. "South of Lakeland Farms" and "Tabor" were two such names but, in the end Bohemia was named after it's Bohemian population.
Bohemia inherited a number of it's original industries and trades from it's European counterpart. Among the more well known trades in early Bohemia were cigar making and glass blowing. Today, Bohemia has changed from a trade centered settlement to a modern, but quiet Long Island suburban town. Bohemia is often considered an inside secret to those who live there. But, if you keep your eyes open as you visit you can still see the European roots of this Long Island town. As you pass through, you may notice a number of Czechoslovakian stores, street names and land marks.
Today, Bohemia is a thriving town and has a number of high tech. industries within it's borders. Although Bohemia is not a high profile town, with it's quiet streets and attractive houses, to many it has become quite a nice place to call home.
To get to Bohemia from the Long Island Expressway, take exit 59 South (Ocean Avenue). Continue going South and bear to your left onto Lakeland Avenue. ( Ocean Ave. forks to the right and Lakeland Avenue forks to the left.) Cross over Veterans Memorial Highway, (Route 454), and continue going South about 2 miles and make a right onto Church Street. (You are now going West.) Go one light and you are at Smithtown Avenue and in the center of Bohemia.
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