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Berrien's Island takes its name from Cornelius Jansen Berrien, who was its original European owner.〔Website. Anonymous. Guide to the Berrien's Island Supreme Court Case Records 1849-1851 Control # B-19, Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library: http://www.queenslibrary.org/research/archives/manuscripts/b-19.xml.〕 He was born to John and Ruth Berrien and was married to Sarah Hallet on December 29, 1719 in Newtown, Long Island, Queens, New York.〔Jones, Charlotte, "Find A Grave", Accessed April 23rd, 2014, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2358960&GRid=53950080&.〕 He died on Berrien's Island and was buried there.〔 ==History and overview== Throughout its history, a variety of people owned and possibly maintained the island.〔 During the summer of 1849, there was a cholera epidemic that swept through New York City and killed thousands of people.〔 In order to locate and purchase a new cemetery,〔 a man named Marcellus Eells acted as the city's buyer and purchased Berrien's Island for $20,000 and then sold it for a sum of $30,000 to the Special Committee headed by George F. Clarke.〔 During the winter of that same year, some of the city's citizens, led by Leonard Kirby, became concerned and sued the New York City for conflict of interest and illegal expenditures in the purchase of Berrien's Island.〔 The Plaintiffs won the case and Berrien's Island was never used for a pauper's cemetery.〔 In 1890, Berrien's Island was purchased by the Manhattan Athletic Club. Although the reason is currently unknown, it can be speculated that it was purchased for the purpose of training basketball players with disabilities. According a flyer in the ''Ephemera-Basketball Game Flyers'College Point A.C. vs. Tremont Basketball Team. 23 December 1914(?)'', a basketball game was held at Muehlenbrink's Hall on December 23, 1914: the team from Tremont was composed of Deaf Mutes from the New York Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.〔Basket Ball Flyer: College Point A. C. vs. Tremont B. B. team, Anonymous, December 23, 1914, Document Case Box 489h, Folder 11, Coll. B-19, Berrien's Island Supreme Court Case Records, 1849-1851, Long Island Division, Queens Borough Public Library.〕 During the 20th century the island became connected to the mainland when water between Long Island City and Berrien Island was land filled.〔 The area in which the land was filled was in the northern part of Astoria, where Con Ed is located.〔 In addition, part of the Berrien property is now where Steinway Co. is located.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berrien's Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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