Woods Of Arden Station
Woods of Arden is an abandoned Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Annadale, Staten Island, New York. The station opened in 1886 with a cost of $112.55. The station closed after 1894. This station was located in between the Annadale and Eltingville stops.
Summer Sundays were spent picnicking, boating, and swimming at Woods of Arden. The resort also included an inn. Erastus Wiman, who helped organize Staten Island Rapid Transit was directly involved with the resort, and had a station built to provide access.
References
- ^ New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (Volume 2 ed.). 1886. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1895.
- ^ The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1894.
- ^ Rybczynski, Witold (July 23, 2013). A Clearing In The Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439125106.
- ^ Smith, Dorothy Valentine (January 1, 1970). Staten Island: Gateway to New York. Chilton Book Company. ISBN 9780801954887.
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