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Ocean Hill Playground

Dean St., Bergen St. bet. Rockaway Ave.and Hopkinson Ave.

Brooklyn

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This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

What was here before?
This property belonged to brothers Jacob H. and Henry Sackman, German immigrants from Hamburg who settled in the area during the mid-19th century. Jacob Sackman was a bookbinder and land agent, a person who specializes in land sales. The land was eventually sold to the House of the Good Shepherd, a Catholic church which was once located across the street between Dean and Pacific Streets.

How did this site become a playground?
A portion of the land was leased to the City in September 1935 by the House of the Good Shepherd and a playground opened to the public two months later.

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