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Seton Falls Park
Seton Falls Park is a 36-acre (15 ha) wooded area in the Edenwald area of The Bronx in New York City. The park is named after the Seton family (of which Elizabeth Ann Seton was a member), who owned the land in the 19th century.
Seton Falls Park is located southeast of the intersection of East 233rd Street and Baychester Avenue. It contains a playground and athletic fields, as well as the only above-ground section of a small creek called Rattlesnake Brook. Due to its seclusion, the park site has been used for dumping in the past, and several corpses have been left there.
Seton Falls Park's site was occupied by the Siwanoy tribe of Native Americans prior to European settlement in the 17th century. The land was later owned by several individuals, including a Roosevelt family ancestor, before being passed to the Seton family via marriage. The Seton family estate and surrounding area was annexed by New York City in 1894, and the city acquired land on the site in 1914, officially designating it as a parkland in 1930. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) subsequently added recreational facilities to Seton Falls Park. After a period of disrepair in the late 20th century, Seton Falls Park was restored.
The park, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), covers 35 acres (14 ha) in the Edenwald section of the northeast Bronx, near New York City's border with the town of Mount Vernon, New York. It is bounded by East 233rd Street on the north, Baychester Avenue on the west, Crawford Avenue and Marolla Place on the south, Pratt Avenue on the southeast, and private property on the east. The campus of the former John Philip Sousa School (JHS 142), as well as PS 111, occupies a portion of the western boundary. The site is near the Eastchester–Dyre Avenue station of the New York City Subway's 5 train (formerly of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway).
The park is traversed by Rattlesnake Brook, a small creek that originally emptied into Eastchester Bay and is now mostly covered over. The section of the creek through the park is the only portion of the creek that is still above ground. The brook's course contains a waterfall within the park. While the brook itself is naturally fed, the waterfall is artificial. The creek flows from west to east, and there are several walking paths around the brook.
Seton Falls Park contains the Seton Falls Park Preserve. The wildlife preserve serves as a habitat for over 30 bird species. There are cattail marshes, sedge meadows, and floodplain forests along the creek's path. There are oak-hickory forests in the higher portions of the park. Frogs, turtles, and waterfowl can also be seen in the park.
Seton Falls Park contains High Rock Playground at its northwest corner. At the park's southwest corner is Stars & Stripes Playground, which contains handball courts and basketball courts as well as a children's play area. The latter is jointly operated by NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). In the past, there was also a baseball field in the park.
Prior to the park's development, the region had many oak, chestnut, hickory, and walnut trees, as well as caves and other settlements occupied by the Siwanoy tribe of Native Americans. There was a crevice that could supposedly conceal several people; a series of half-natural, half-man-made "Indian Fortifications", and a large cave on the ground. In 1654, the surrounding land was purchased by Thomas Pell. After Pell died, his nephew Sir John Pell was given permission to build a mill on Rattlesnake Brook in 1696. During the American Revolutionary War, in 1781, a skirmish between British and American troops took place in what is now the park's site. By 1790, the land comprising present-day Seton Falls Park had been deforested.
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Seton Falls Park
Seton Falls Park is a 36-acre (15 ha) wooded area in the Edenwald area of The Bronx in New York City. The park is named after the Seton family (of which Elizabeth Ann Seton was a member), who owned the land in the 19th century.
Seton Falls Park is located southeast of the intersection of East 233rd Street and Baychester Avenue. It contains a playground and athletic fields, as well as the only above-ground section of a small creek called Rattlesnake Brook. Due to its seclusion, the park site has been used for dumping in the past, and several corpses have been left there.
Seton Falls Park's site was occupied by the Siwanoy tribe of Native Americans prior to European settlement in the 17th century. The land was later owned by several individuals, including a Roosevelt family ancestor, before being passed to the Seton family via marriage. The Seton family estate and surrounding area was annexed by New York City in 1894, and the city acquired land on the site in 1914, officially designating it as a parkland in 1930. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) subsequently added recreational facilities to Seton Falls Park. After a period of disrepair in the late 20th century, Seton Falls Park was restored.
The park, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), covers 35 acres (14 ha) in the Edenwald section of the northeast Bronx, near New York City's border with the town of Mount Vernon, New York. It is bounded by East 233rd Street on the north, Baychester Avenue on the west, Crawford Avenue and Marolla Place on the south, Pratt Avenue on the southeast, and private property on the east. The campus of the former John Philip Sousa School (JHS 142), as well as PS 111, occupies a portion of the western boundary. The site is near the Eastchester–Dyre Avenue station of the New York City Subway's 5 train (formerly of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway).
The park is traversed by Rattlesnake Brook, a small creek that originally emptied into Eastchester Bay and is now mostly covered over. The section of the creek through the park is the only portion of the creek that is still above ground. The brook's course contains a waterfall within the park. While the brook itself is naturally fed, the waterfall is artificial. The creek flows from west to east, and there are several walking paths around the brook.
Seton Falls Park contains the Seton Falls Park Preserve. The wildlife preserve serves as a habitat for over 30 bird species. There are cattail marshes, sedge meadows, and floodplain forests along the creek's path. There are oak-hickory forests in the higher portions of the park. Frogs, turtles, and waterfowl can also be seen in the park.
Seton Falls Park contains High Rock Playground at its northwest corner. At the park's southwest corner is Stars & Stripes Playground, which contains handball courts and basketball courts as well as a children's play area. The latter is jointly operated by NYC Parks and the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). In the past, there was also a baseball field in the park.
Prior to the park's development, the region had many oak, chestnut, hickory, and walnut trees, as well as caves and other settlements occupied by the Siwanoy tribe of Native Americans. There was a crevice that could supposedly conceal several people; a series of half-natural, half-man-made "Indian Fortifications", and a large cave on the ground. In 1654, the surrounding land was purchased by Thomas Pell. After Pell died, his nephew Sir John Pell was given permission to build a mill on Rattlesnake Brook in 1696. During the American Revolutionary War, in 1781, a skirmish between British and American troops took place in what is now the park's site. By 1790, the land comprising present-day Seton Falls Park had been deforested.