Long Island State Park Commission Bethpage State Parkway Case Files

This series consists of digital copies of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of Bethpage State Parkway. The parkway is located in Nassau County and extends from the village of North Massapequa to Bethpage State Park in the hamlet of Old Bethpage. The land was originally part of the New York City watershed properties on Long Island. The files include correspondence, memorandums, deeds, mortgages, appraisals, contracts and agreements, property titles, abstracts of titles, inspection reports, purchase vouchers, tax bills, property descriptions, and property surveys. Items of note include materials related to the story of Audrey D. Buenaventura, who staged an armed protest against the taking of her land by the state. The files also contain information regarding lands formerly owned by the Jones, Hewlett, and Willetts families.

Only Boxes 1-6 and Folders 1-4 from Box 7 of the original 9 boxes of records were scanned and included in this accretion. The remaining records are at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Long Island Parks Regional Archives facility.

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