History
Around the end of the 19th century the area was primarily farm land with the exception of the adjoining Wykagyl Country Club which relocated to its current site in 1905. By 1912, New Rochelle's home development was rapidly extending northward, with North Avenue serving as the central thoroughfare. The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway had completed a commuter rail line through the area, opening a stop immediately adjacent to the Wykagyl Country Club. Alfred Feltheimer, the architect who designed and named the railroad's stations, decided on the name "Wykagyl" to compliment the golf players from the nearby club. The new rail line spurred commercial activities, and prompted a population boom.
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