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Hunters Point Library
Photo of Hunters Point Library courtesy of Queens Public Library.
Queens Public Library Connection
George Hunter was a British Sea Captain and shipping merchant. He and his wife Annie inherited the vast property in 1817 from her father, Jacob Bennett. The Hunters raised their 8 children on the farm.
The Hunters Point Library opened in 2019.
Sources:
"Portrait and Biographical Record of Queens County (Long Island) New York," Chapman Publishing Co, 1896, page 156.
"Hunter's Point South Park," New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, accessed March 4, 2026.