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Castlewood Playground

Little Neck Pkwy. bet. 72 Ave. and 73 Ave.

Queens

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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 site was once part of a large parcel of land owned by John Harrison, who sold it to Dutch settler Elbert Adriance in 1697. It was operated as farmland by Adriance’s descendants for over a century and passed through the hands of several owners throughout the 19th century. Real estate developer Pauline Reisman purchased this farmland in 1926, selling it a few months later to the State of New York. It became part of the Creedmoor State Hospital and provided rehabilitation opportunities for psychiatric patients and supplied the hospital with fruits, vegetables, and plants for the grounds of the nearby hospital. 

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