Diploma. Garvies Point is named for the man whose home once made up much of the grounds. Dr. Thomas Garvie (1775-1842) immigrated to Glen Cove from Scotland with his father in 1803. He was already better educated than most immigrants to the New World, having studied for the Presbyterian ministry and earned a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. He practiced in and around Glen Cove.
His records reveal what he charged for his services. Delivering a baby seems to have been among the most expensive, costing five dollars. Visits where medicine was provided tended to cost between one and two dollars. Bleeding was one of his most frequent and least costly services, costing in the neighborhood of fifty cents. Dr. Garvie was also a sage businessman. One of his ventures involved mining his Glen Cove property for its high-quality clay. Though his house is long gone, his lands are largely intact and undeveloped, thanks to his descendants and those who owned the property after them.
