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Sprain Ridge Park History Date Acquired: 1965 Acres: 278 Background: There are several theories as to the origin of the name “Sprain” for the Sprain Brook. It appears in the Greenburgh town records as early as 1743. Some think it is a corruption of the Indian title, “Armenperal” or “Armonsperahin.” Others say it refers to “spraints,” a word for otter dung as there used to be many otters in the area. Also, to “sprain” is to sow seeds by hand, and possibly the grass around Grassy Sprain had been hand sown. The Sprain Ridge Park itself is so named because it lies along a ridge between the north and south roadways of the Sprain Brook parkway. This land was acquired in 1965 from the Boyce Thompson Institute, a botanical research center. It therefore houses many unusual and exotic woodland plants. The Thompsons were an old Yonkers family that made its fortune in mining. The park now contains a swimming pool complex, arboretum, woodlands with trails and paths, and two picnic areas.
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