Bronco Charlie's Restaurant was in business
for many years. In 1930 it was only a small log cabin that served
ice cream eggs, milk and other edibles. The log cabin still
remains today attached to the rest of the abandoned restaurant.
The name itself, as well as the log cabin, both have historical
significance.
Bronco Charlie Miller was one of the first Pony
Express riders and had the distinction of being the youngest,
all this at age 11. He rode across the county for about 5 months.
Later he settled down in Oakdale and built a log cabin for himself.
The log Cabin eventually perished and was the inspiration for
the log cabin that would become the restaurant of his namesake.
It is now owned by Dowling College and is private property.
This entire area possess a fair share of historic structures,
check out the artist colony
on Bygone Long Island.