Hamlet of Deer Park (Town of Babylon History Book, Chapter 6)
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Hamlet
of Deer Park
History Highlights
Legend states that the Deer Park area
was once covered with scrub oak and pine trees, which provided excellent cover
for deer. The natural landscape supposedly led a local resident to describe
their home location as being “in the deer park.”
The arrival of the Long Island Rail Road to Deer Park, in 1842, established the first railroad station in what would become the Town of Babylon.[1] A stage coach route operated along Deer Park Avenue to transfer passengers to Babylon, the Great South Bay and other eastern points.[2]
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| A postcard view of the Deer Park railroad station, circa 1910. This was the second station building in Deer Park. The first depot building was moved to West 2nd Street and used as a residence. |
Deer Park Hotel was a popular stop for travelers and hunters attracted by the abundance of small game in the area. The Deer Park Hotel which stood at the northeast corner of Deer Park and Long Island Avenues, was opened by the Buesing family around 1900, and purchased by Andrew Wachter in 1906.
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Wachter’s Deer
Park Hotel pictured circa 1910. Earlier hotels, 1840s-1890s,
were operated by Gideon Seaman, Abram Hudson and Alfred and Hannah Clausing.
The Brighton Arms hotel, opened by Asher B. Chivvis in 1892 and acquired by the Long Family the following year, was another popular retreat for visitors to the countryside. Later known as Buck’s Tavern, the old Brighton Arms building was destroyed by fire in 1959.[4]
Access to rail travel spurred the development of industries, including Golden’s Pickle Works, established in 1911 along the south side of the railroad. Local farms shipped fruits and vegetables – cucumbers, cabbages, strawberries, peaches – by railroad to the New York City markets. An 1882 LIRR tourism booklet described Deer Park, remarking, “The country in this vicinity is particularly productive of fruit, ornamental trees and shrubbery.”[5]
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| Golden’s Pickle Works factory opened by Abraham and Hymie Golden, formerly the Alart & McGuire farm. Golden’s was well-known for cucumbers, pickles, and sauerkraut. The factory was destroyed by forest fire, April 1935,[6] but the name still exists in Golden Avenue, just east of the JFK school. |
In 1951 and 1952, Dahlia Festivals were sponsored by the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the flowers that bloomed around the community.[7] The festivals included flower exhibitions, a baby parade, and the crowning of the Dahlia Queen. A number of small family farms specialized in growing and distributing the popular dahlia flowers.
What is a Hamlet?
A hamlet is a community. The Town of Babylon is comprised of ten hamlets
and three incorporated villages. The
hamlets are: Copiague • Deer Park • East Farmingdale • North Amityville • North Babylon • North Lindenhurst • West Babylon • Wheatley Heights • Wyandanch • And, the barrier
beach communities of Captree Island, Gilgo Beach, Oak Beach, Oak Island and
West Gilgo Beach.
Local governments
in the state of New York include counties, cities, towns and villages. The
communities within Town governments are known as “hamlets.” The term “hamlet”
does not have a legal definition under NYS law, but is used to identify
communities within Towns (such as the Town of Babylon) that are not part of
incorporated villages, sometimes referred to as “unincorporated communities.”
A hamlet does not
have its own government and is under the jurisdiction of its Town for municipal
services (e.g., garbage pick-up, building codes). Causing great confusion …
hamlets have no official boundaries. (Outside of the state of New York, the
term “hamlet” is rarely used.)
Generally, the
hamlet of Deer Park is bounded on the west by the Carll River, which runs
through Geiger Lake and Park, and on the east by Sampawams Creek[8]
(sometimes spelled Sumpwams, the remains of the creek are not always obvious),
which is also the border of the Town of Islip. On the north, Deer Park is
bordered by the Town of Huntington. When the Town of Babylon separated from
Huntington in 1872, the division was made “one mile north of the Long Island
Rail Road.” On the south, the delineation between Deer Park and North Babylon
is not clearly defined. Bay Shore Road, on the east side of Deer Park Avenue,
and Erlanger Boulevard, on the west side of Deer Park Avenue, are an estimated
southern boundary.
When it separated
from the Town of Huntington in 1872, the Town of Babylon had a population of
about 3,000 people. The chart below illustrates the population growth of Deer
Park and the Town of Babylon.
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Decade |
Deer
Park Population |
Town
of Babylon Population |
Please note: While the
boundaries of the Town of Babylon are clearly defined and have remained the
same since 1872, the “boundaries” of the hamlets are not clearly defined. In
the census, hamlets are referred to as Census Designated Places (CDP), the
boundaries of which can change from decade to decade. |
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1900 |
250 ([9]) |
7,112 |
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1920 |
150 ([10]) |
11,315 |
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1940 |
425 ([11]) |
24,297 |
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1960 |
17,914 ([12]) |
142,309 |
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1980 |
30,394 |
203,483 |
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2000 |
28,316 |
211,703 |
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2020 |
28,837 |
218,223 |
The largest and fastest increase in
population occurred after World War II, commonly referred to as the “Suburban
Population Boom.” From 1940 to 1960, the population of the Town of Babylon
increased by 485%. The rapid increase of residents brought an increased need
for housing, schools, road improvements, stores and commercial developments,
and employment. In those short decades, much of the Town of Babylon and its
communities changed from rural countryside to suburban neighborhoods.
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Deer Park map, from Atlas of the towns Babylon, Islip, and south part of
Brookhaven in Suffolk County, N.Y. New York, F.W. Beers & Co.;
Published by Wendelken & Co., 1888. |
Deer Park – the Name, the Zip Code, Etc.
Local legend states that a resident
described their home location as being “in the deer park,” thus devising the
name Deer Park. Several written sources from the 18th and 19th
century describe the center of Long Island as covered with scrub oak and pines,
which would have provided protective cover for deer.
The
term “deer park” originated in England to describe park-like areas used for
hunting deer. Deer Park is a popular community name in the United States, used
for at least 16 communities across the country. In New York, there is our Deer
Park on Long Island and a Deerpark (one word) in Orange County. The name itself
– Deer Park – evokes images of a natural landscape and wildlife.
Although
there have been claims that the name Deer Park was used during Colonial times,
documentation of the name has not been found in the 1600-1700s, in Huntington
Town records, books or newspapers. The first recording of the name “Deer Park”
was found in reference to the Long Island Rail Road station established in 1842
– the first railroad station in what would become the Town of Babylon.[13]
Not
just in the Town of Babylon, but across Long Island, the assignment of zip
codes can cause confusion about “where” things are located. The Deer Park Post
Office was established on March 8, 1851, with Nathan E. Bassett as Postmaster.[14] In the 1800s and early
1900s, post office operations were typically conducted from an existing
store/office location, and the merchant/Postmaster received modest compensation
for the job. From August 28, 1872 to July 1, 1873, the Deer Park Post Office
was discontinued because there was not someone willing to accept the post.
Reportedly, the compensation was not great enough for most people to accept the
job.
Up
through the early 1900s, it was common for residents to retrieve their mail
from the post office. For example, in 1905, a letter addressed to “Miss Mary
Jackson, Deer Park, New York” or “Deer Park, Long Island,” was sufficient to
have the letter delivered to the Deer Park Post Office, where it would wait for
Miss Jackson to pick it up. House-to-house, residential mail delivery was
established in 1956.[15]
In
1963, the U.S. Postal Service introduced the basic 5-digit zip code, across the
country. The Deer Park Post Office was assigned 11729. The zip code assigned to
addresses is based on the post office assigned to deliver the mail, but can be
confused with all of the other facilities associated with an address. Here are
examples of addresses within the Deer Park zip-code and school district.
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Address |
Post Office |
School/Library |
Fire Dept. |
Village or Town |
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21 Ellensue Drive |
Deer Park |
Half Hollow Hills |
Deer Park |
Hamlet of Deer Park, Town of
Babylon |
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20 Prospect Place |
Deer Park |
Deer Park |
Deer Park |
Hamlet of Deer Park, Town of
Babylon |
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85 Erlanger Boulevard |
North Babylon |
Deer Park |
Deer Park |
Undetermined – straddles the
general boundary between the hamlets of Deer Park and North Babylon, Town of
Babylon |
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Deer
Park Airport, 1958; World Aerial Surveys Co. Established by Louis and Connie
Mancuso in 1945, the airport was on the east side of Commack Road. During World
War II, Louis Mancuso served in the Army Air Corps. Small, private airports
were popular with people who learned to fly planes during military service and
flew for recreation. The airport closed in the early 1970s and the property was
refurbished as the Quail Run Condominium complex. At
left, an advertisement for flying lessons, specifically appealing to former
servicewomen, published in the Lindenhurst Star, August 22, 1947. |
Deer Park School District
Most of our school district boundaries were established in the mid-1800s. The landscape of our communities changed – from farms and fields to streets and homes – but school district boundaries largely stayed the same, which the exception of the 1923 Deer Park – Wyandanch district division.Up
until 1923, the current Deer Park and Wyandanch School Districts were one
school district known as Town of Babylon School District No. 7. Prior to the 1872 creation of the Town of
Babylon, the school district was known as Town of Huntington School District
No. 24.[17] The
first schoolhouse was built in the mid-1800s, and was most likely a one-room
design. Maps indicate that the school was located on the grounds of the present
school district administrative offices.
In 1892, school
trustees, with the support of residents, passed a resolution to build a new
schoolhouse near the site of the first school. Plans for the new school
included “a building 27’x30’, for a school room, with a front extension 8’x24’,
for lobby and cloakrooms, surmounted by a belfry; and a rear extension 12’x24’,
containing a class room and teacher’s room.”[18] The
school opened the following spring. In 1912, a second schoolhouse for the old
school district was opened on Straight Path, in Wyandanch.[19]
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A few years after the district division, a new brick school
was built. Again, it was located on the east-side Deer Park Avenue site as the
two previous schools. Designed by Amityville architect Lewis Inglee, the Deer
Park School opened with three classrooms, an auditorium and a principal’s
office. The building was subsequently expanded and is presently the School
District Administration Building.
The 1950s population boom brought many changes to Deer Park,
particularly the need for more school facilities. Prior
to the establishment of a dedicated high school for the Deer Park School
District, students typically attended Babylon High School.
School District Mascot – Falcons
School District Colors – Maroon, Gray and Whit
- May Moore Elementary School – opened 1957 [20]
- The school was named for elementary school teacher, and later principal, May Moore. The school was named around the time of her retirement.
- Memorial School – opened 1957; closed c. 1987 [21]
- The school was named to honor six local men who died in service during World War II – Joseph and Milton Bolik, John Cameron, Joseph S. Kollar, Jr., Jason Miller, Jr., and Jack Wichelns.
- Abraham Lincoln School – opened 1960 [22]
- The school was named for President Abraham Lincoln.
- George Washington School – opened 1962; closed c. 1989 [23]
- The school was named for President George Washington.
- John F. Kennedy Intermediate School (formerly Deer Park Avenue Junior High School) – opened 1958 [24]
- The Deer Park Avenue Junior High School started in the old Deer Park School (now the administration offices) in 1958. In 1963, additions to the school were completed, which reflect the Lake Avenue school, today.
- The school was named for the late President John F. Kennedy in 1964.
- John Quincy Adams Elementary School – opened 1964 [25]
- The school was named for President John Quincy Adams. Although it has been widely reported that President Adams was a summer resident of Deer Park, that myth has been disproven. The John Q. Adams that had a residence in Deer Park was a Baptist minister with the same name. [26]
- Robert Frost Middle School (originally Robert Frost Junior High School) – opened 1967 [27]
- In preparation for the school’s opening, the school district reportedly sought to name the new junior high school with an association to President Kennedy. By a student vote at the old John F. Kennedy Junior High School, Robert Frost was selected, as he had been Poet Laurette during President Kennedy's administration.
- Deer Park High School – opened 1962 [28]
Deer Park School
District Central Administration, 1881 Deer Park Avenue,
Deer Park, NY 11729 – (631) 274-4000 – www.deerparkschools.org
Deer Park Public Library
Before the
creation of a permanent, physical space, the Deer Park community showed its
support for public libraries by utilizing bookmobiles supported by the Suffolk
Cooperative Library System (SCLS). In the latter half of 1963, the Deer Park
community comprised 845 people of the 3,118 registered SCLS patrons that were
served across 23 communities and borrowed a total of 5,133 books.[29]
To explore and promote the creation of a public library for Deer Park, the
Public Library Committee formed around 1963 and met at the May Moore School.[30]
In June 1964, residents successfully voted to construct a library building and
elected a 5-member library board.[31]
The 3,600 sq. ft. Deer Park Public Library officially opened in August 1966. The following month it was reported that the new facility “set a Suffolk County record for the number of books circulated by a new library during its initial month of operation … The circulation was 29,643 books, and the library has estimated that half of Deer Park’s residents have library cards.”[32] The Deer Park Public Library has been renovated and updated throughout the years, and still occupies its original Lake Avenue location.
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| (left) Ribbon cutting on the opening day of the Deer Park Public Library. (l-r) Library Director Marianne Woolfe, Library Board President William Pfeiffer, and former Board President Robert Tarrani. (right) In 1966, 50 Deer Park High School seniors submitted proposals for the new library’s seal. As part of their submission, students were required to do research on public libraries and the design and symbolism of institutional seals. The winning design, by Jo Ann Gervasi, is depicted on this library poster. |
Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department
An excerpt from
“A Brief History of the Deer Park Vol. Fire Dept.” by Ex-Chief Anthony F. Cesare
and President Frank J. Kraker, circa 1962.
“It was the great forest
fire of April 23, 1932 that [compelled residents] to do something about
organized fire protection. At the next meeting of the Deer Park Civic
Association, President James Collins appointed Bert Harwood, Fred Weiss, and
Jack Erthal as a committee to investigate the possibility of establishing a
fire company.
“Thus, on May 27, 1932, at
a meeting in the home of Walter Schiek, on a motion by [Vincent] Gunther, the
Deer Park Vol. Fire Company was created. Fred Weiss was appointed Chief. A few
days later the new born company acquired a $50 Packard truck and began reconstructing
it for fire service. With a bed frame fashioned into a ladder support, with
sides of wall board, with milk cans for carrying water, with a new coat of red
paint, and with fingers crossed, the proudest fire engine and crew were ready
to roll. Spurring his men on was Fred Weiss, outfitted in a souvenir fire
helmet, compliments of Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline. The following September a
small Ford truck was purchased from the East Norwich Fire Dept., making the
fledging company a most formidable firefighting unit.
“The Depression years were severe on most folks, the fire companies not excepted. Financial aid was non-existent and many times the disbanding of the Company was considered. But somehow a few hardy members kept the organization together. In early 1937, realizing how critical times had become, the firemen distributed petitions to the Deer Park residents, seeking support for the creation of a Fire District. In November 1937 the Babylon Town Board established Fire District No. 14. The Board of Fire Commissioners immediately went to work to secure a new fire house and better equipment.[33] It was hard for the men to believe when they received a NEW $3500 Mack pumper, that June 1938. Shortly thereafter the new stone fire house was completed, a far cry from the barns and shanties used in the past.
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| The department’s third headquarters was built on Deer Park Avenue, between Lake and Grand Avenues, in 1939. The firehouse was later extended as seen in this 1950s image of the department members and apparatus. |
“In the 1940’s came the war years, and many of the members hung up their leather New Yorker helmets and donned the steel ones of Uncle Sam. With peace came the mushrooming of home building in the area and the department kept pace with the community. More equipment was acquired and larger quarters were needed. In 1958 the Department moved into its present building, a show place among fire stations. Today, the most modern of firefighting gear can be found in our engine room. The 1,000 gallon pumper has replaced the milk can but not erased it from our memory.”
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Deer
Park Volunteer Fire Department,
94 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729 – (631) 667-4430 (non-emergency) – www.deerparkfd.org
Monuments and Memorials
Deer Park has a veterans’ post named in honor of a local soldier.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars, Edward K. Peisker Post #5348, 588 Long Island Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729. The post was established in 1946 and was named for Edward K. Peisker (1914-1976) who served in the U.S. Navy, World War II.
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Korean
and Vietnam Wars Memorial, dedicated to those who served in the conflicts.
Located on the intersection of Half Hollow Road and Deer Park Avenue. In
Loving Remembrance of the Young Men Who Gave Their Lives and Served in Korea
and Viet Nam. This Community Unites in Expressing its Loss and Gratitude. May
Our Land Rest From War and May Peace Extend Like a River. – April 30, 1972 |
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Two Honor Roll plaques set on boulders,
located at the Deer Park School Administration Building, 1881 Deer Park Avenue.
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Historical Markers within the Hamlet of Deer Park
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Marker
Name and Location |
Text |
Notes |
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LIRR Main Line -- Commemorates
the railroad line that has operated through Deer Park since 1842. Located at the intersection of Deer Park Avenue and Acorn Street, just north of the
railroad. |
LIRR
Main Line -- First Train from Brooklyn To Deer Park March 14, 1842. Rail
Transport Supported Farms, Business and Residential Development. |
Funded by a
grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. |
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| The Deer Park Pool, 1978. |
Town of Babylon Parks and Recreational Facilities:
State Trooper Fabio Buttitta Memorial Park
and Pool, Acorn Street
Originally named the Deer Park Pool, the
9-acre park first opened around 1965. The park was renamed to honor New York
State Trooper Fabio Buttitta, a Deer Park resident who was killed by a drunk
driver while returning home from patrol on the morning of August 24, 1997.[34]
Park facilities
include basketball and tennis courts, a roller hockey rink, a playground,
restrooms and free Wi-Fi access. The pool facility also offers a children’s
pool, diving pool, restrooms, changing area, showers, shade arbor, lounge
chairs, table with umbrellas and Wi-Fi access.
Tommy Maiorini Park, Pine Acres Boulevard
Originally named Pine
Acres Park, the Town of Babylon ceremoniously renamed the 5-acre park for Tommy
Maiorini in 2016.[35]
Maorini served as President of the Deer Park Little League for 24 years. The
park facilities include junior baseball fields, playground, restrooms and free
Wi-Fi access.
Birchwood Park, Sunburst Drive
The 10-acre park was presumably named for
the Birchwood development of homes that debuted in 1959.[36]
Park facilities include baseball fields and turf fields for football/soccer, a
playground, restrooms and free Wi-Fi access.
Geiger Lake Memorial Park and Spray Park, Grand Boulevard
Park facilities include junior baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts. Facility also includes a spray park, picnic area, playground, restrooms, lake fishing and free Wi-Fi access.
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| Geiger Memorial Park, September 1958. |
William Geiger (1874-1934)[37] was a real estate developer, across Long Island, in the early 1900s, and created suburban home developments in the present communities of Deer Park, Wyandanch and Wheatley Heights. Before his death, William Geiger set aside 23-acres with a lake for the Town of Babylon and its residents.
Spanning the boundaries of Deer
Park and Wyandanch, the lake has been known by many names, depending on who
owned the property – Deer Park Lake (1892), Colonial Springs Lake (1917), and
Wyandanch Lake (1950). The Town of Babylon formally dedicated Geiger Memorial
Park in 1957, and the lake is known as Geiger Lake.[38]
Geiger
Lake is part of the Carll River, which was formed from underground streams to
the north. The river flows south from Geiger Lake, through Belmont Lake (North
Babylon), Southard’s Pond and Argyle Lake (Babylon), and to the Great South
Bay.
[1] “The Cars on the Long
Island …,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
March 14, 1842, p. 2.
[2] Advertisement, “Summer
Arrangement!” The Corrector (Sag
Harbor), March 18, 1842, p. 3.
[3] Deer Park Thru the Years, by Anthony F. Cesare, 1985, p. 77-78.
[4] “Deer Park,” South Side Signal, October 29, 1892, p.
3; “Fire in Deer Park Levels … Restaurant,” Newsday,
February 2, 1959, p. 13.
[5] “Long Island,
Illustrated,” published by The Long Island Railway Company, 1882, p. 12.
[6] “Deer Park,” South Side Signal, May 5, 1911, p. 2;
“Forest Fires Sweep L.I.; Raze Factory,” Daily
News, April 26, 1935, p. 52.
[7] “Deer Park Bids for
Dahlia Center Title,” Newsday,
September 17, 1951, p. 17; “Deer Park Dahlia Festival Set for Aug. 30,” Newsday, August 15, 1952, p. 17.
[8] Please note: Spellings and pronunciations of Long Island Native American
words and names are subjective and typically determined by community residents.
The Native Americans of Long Island had a spoken language, and records kept by
Colonists, starting in the 1600s, contained interpretations of the Native
American language. The European settlers typically used phonetic spellings,
which often differed among documents and writers. The meanings of Native
American words can also differ among historians and researchers.
Variations of Sampawams
include Sumpawams, Sampwams
and Sumpwams, a Native American term believed to mean “straight
walker,” referring to an “upright or just person.” Geographically, the name Sumpwams is associated with
Sumpwams Neck (a “neck” is another term for a peninsula), which is the body of
land between the Carll River (Argyle Lake) and Sumpwams Creek (Hawley’s Pond)
in Babylon village.
[9] Population estimate from
the "Brooklyn Eagle Almanac, 1898."
[10] Population estimate from
"Suburban Long Island: The Sunrise Homeland," published by the Long
Island Rail Road and Long Island Real Estate Board, 1922.
[11] Population estimate from
"Long Island, The Sunrise Homeland," published by the Long Island
Association, Inc., 1942.
[12] Population from
"Historical Population of Long Island Communities, 1790-1980: Decennial
Census Data,” compiled and edited by State University of New York at Stony
Brook Library and Long Island Regional Planning Board, August 1982.
[13] “The Cars on the Long
Island …,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
March 14, 1842, p. 2.
[14] Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
[15] “Mail Delivery To Start
July 2, in Deer Park,” Newsday, June
11, 1956, p. 12.
[16] “Construction work …,” Suffolk County News, August 30, 1929, p.
9; “Deer Park’s New School Dedicated,” Babylon
Leader, July 18, 1930, p. 1, 6.
[17] “Renumbering the School
Districts of Babylon,” South Side Signal,
March 30, 1872, p. 2.
[18] “Deer Park,” South Side Signal,
November 26, 1892, p. 3; “Deer Park,” South
Side Signal, April 29, 1893, p. 3.
[19] “Wyandanch Rejoices –
Interesting Ceremonies at Breaking of Ground for New School Building on
Saturday Last,” South Side Signal,
April 26, 1912, p. 1; “To Dedicate New School – Wyandanch Institution Had Offers
of Three Pianos,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
September 27, 1912, p. 5; “Dedicate New School – Children and Officials Take
Part in Excellently Rendered Programme at Wyandanch’s Pride,” South Side Signal, October 4, 1912, p.
8.
[20] “New School To Be Named
For Teacher,” Newsday, October 23,
1956, p. 6; “Deer Park to Lay School Cornerstone,” Babylon Leader, November 1, 1956, Sec. 2, p. 4; “Obituaries – May
B. Moore,” Babylon Town Leader, March
10, 1966, p. 25.
[21] “Deer Park Thru the Years,” by Anthony F. Cesare, p. 31; cornerstone
dedication on May 27, 1957. Brothers Joseph Bolik (1922-1944) and Milton Bolik
(1916-1944); “Half World Apart At Death, Deer Park Heroes Reunited,” Newsday, September 1, 1948, p. 33. John
Cameron (1916-1944); “Lt. John Cameron, 28, Awarded Silver Star Posthumously,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 17, 1944,
p. 11. Joseph S. Kollar Jr. (-1942). Jason Miller Jr. (1924-1945); “4 From
Suffolk Die, 1 Wounded, 2 Freed,” Newsday,
June 25, 1945, p. 2. Jack Wichelns (1919-1945). (School closed) “Talks Set for
Little Plains Purchase,” Newsday,
March 15, 1988, p. 21.
[22] “Deer Park Thru the
Years,” by Anthony F. Cesare, p. 35 – cornerstone dedication on February 7,
1960; “News Calendar – Deer Park,” Newsday,
February 6, 1960, p. 7 (dedication and open house).
[23] “Contract to sell school
to builder,” by Jesse Coburn, Newsday,
July 24, 2017, p. A22; “Sale of shuttered Deer Park school nears closing after
four years,” by Rachel O’Brien, Newsday,
February 26, 2019.
[24] “Suffolk News Calendar –
Deer Park,” Newsday, November 3,
1964, p. 13c (name change).
[25] “Gets School Bonds,” Islip Bulletin, July 5, 1962, p. 12;
“Deer Park To Dedicate New School,” Daily
News, May 17, 1964, p. NS20.
[26] In 1927, some New York City newspapers published claims made by real
estate developer Harry Levey that his Deer Park property had been owned by
President John Q. Adams. The assertion was false, and appears to have been
based on a property map entitled “Map of Property Belonging to John Q. Adams
located on the Long Island Rail Road near Deer Park Station, surveyed May 1872
by R.B. Wheeler.” An assumption was made that the property owner in the 1872
map was the former U.S. President. However, President John Quincy Adams died in
1848 – 24 years before the map was made. “Deer Park,” South Side Signal, October 26, 1872, p. 2; “Deer Park & Half
Hollows,” South Side Signal, August
25, 1877, p. 2; “Deer Park & Half Hollows,” South Side Signal, July 26, 1879, p. 2; “Rev. John Quincy Adams,” South Side Signal, July 30, 1881, p. 2
(obituary).
[27] “Dedicate School In Deer
Park,” Islip Bulletin, November 9,
1967, p. 13; “Dedicate J.H.S. In Deer Park,” Daily News, November 10, 1967, p. 59; “Robert Frost School in DP Is
Dedicated,” Babylon Beacon, November
16, 1967, p. 1.
[28] “Suffolk News Calendar –
Deer Park,” Newsday, January 20,
1962, p. 13 (school dedication).
[29] “Bookmobile Brings
Library to Many,” Long Islander,
January 30, 1964, p. 17.
[30] “Suffolk News Calendar –
Deer Park,” Newsday, December 16,
1963, p. 17C.
[31] “Deer Park Sets Library
Vote,” Newsday, June 29, 1964, p. 23;
“Vote School, Library Cash,” Newsday,
July 2, 1964, p. 25; “O.K. Library For Deer Park,” Long Islander, July 9, 1964, p. 1; “Deer Park Library To Get 40-G
Grant,” Newsday, February 15, 1966,
p. 23.
[32] “For 2 Years, Librarians
Wait in Close Quarters,” Newsday,
April 13, 1966, p. 29; “News Briefs – Deer Park,” Newsday, September 15, 1966, p. 15A.
[33] “Deer Park Seeks Fire
House,” Suffolk County News, January
14, 1938, p. 10
[34] “Soldier in War On DWI Killed – State trooper hit by alleged drunk
driver,” by Jordan Rau, Newsday, August
25, 1997, p. 3; “Final Farewell To a Gentleman,” by Olivia Winslow, Newsday, August 28, 1997, p. 8
[35] “Ballpark Renamed in Honor of Little League President,” by
Brendan Cunningham, Deer Park-North Babylon, NY Patch, April 22, 2016, https://patch.com/new-york/deerpark-northbabylon/ballpark-renamed-honor-little-league-president; Town of Babylon Resolution No. 223, March 23, 2016, Authorizing
the Ceremonious Renaming of Pine Acres Park “Tommy Maiorini Park.”
[36] “350-Family Colony Opened
in Babylon,” Daily News, September
12, 1959, p. 28.
[37] “William Geiger,” The New York Times, June 14, 1934, p.
23; “William Geiger,” Brooklyn Daily
Eagle, June 15, 1934, p. 17.
[38] “Wyandanch Shaft Honors Land Gift,” Newsday, June 19, 1957, p. 29; “Babylon Dedicates Geiger Park Area,” Long Islander, July 4, 1957, p. 11.
