Remington Vernam (January 1843 – July 3, 1907) was an American lawyer and real-estate developer from New York, best known for founding and developing the community of
Arverne, which became part of
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...
in 1898, from land he had purchased in 1882.
The name of Arverne was derived by his wife, Florence, who noted that her husband signed his checks as "R. Vernam".
Vernam was born in
Mechanicville, New York.
Legacy
*Public School 42, located at Beach 66th Street and Thursby Avenue, is officially named the "R. Vernam School" in his honor.
*Vernam Basin, an industrial waterway in
Jamaica Bay at Arverne, is also named in his honor.
*Two former Long Island Rail Road stations were also named for his signature, both of which are now subway stations on the
IND Rockaway Line
The IND Rockaway Line is a rapid transit line of the IND Division of the New York City Subway, operating in Queens. It branches from the IND Fulton Street Line at Rockaway Boulevard, extending over the Jamaica Bay, into the Rockaways. The t ...
.
LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)
References
External links
NYC Parks Dept. website''Forgotten New York'' website: Rockaway Beach''Forgotten New York'' website: Alleys of Rockaway Beach''Forgotten New York'' website: Jamaica Bay
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1843 births
1907 deaths
American real estate businesspeople
American lawyers
Land owners and developers in Rockaway, Queens
People from Queens, New York
19th-century American businesspeople