Draft Horses for Sale near Massapequa Park, NY

About Massapequa Park, NY

The village located on the South Shore of Long Island shares the early Native American history of Massapequa. Then, in the 19th century, families of German descent relocated from Brooklyn to what is now Massapequa Park, and the resulting community was known as Wurtenberg or Stadtwurtemburg. The main attraction and center of activity was the Woodcastle Hotel, a rooming house built in 1868 on Front Street next to the fire department as a summer resort. It was destroyed by fire in 1952 and replaced by houses. [ citation needed ] In 1928 readers of The New York Times saw ads for Massapequa Park, a development built by a real estate firm owned by Michael J.