History
Deep Voll Brook’s name is derived from the Dutch Diepte Voll, which literally translates to Deep Fall. The name is accurate, considering the brook features numerous waterfalls and steep slopes. Prior to the 20th century, the brook was known as Cold Brook, as well as Muksukemuk, its Lenape name. In the modern era, locals in Hawthorne and Wyckoff have simply come to call the brook and its surrounding terrain The Ravine.
Local interest in The Ravine has spiked in recent years as development has threatened its existence. Many, particularly in Wyckoff, have pushed to see the upland terrain around Deep Voll Brook’s headwaters preserved as open space.
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