Brady's Pond is commonly referred to as Grasmere Lake on Staten Island
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Every town has a tale to tell. Looking at all of the towns Staten Island is made up of, you can probably guess that Staten Island has many tales to tell. You'd be right. One of these tales circulates along the waters of Brady's Pond, in th
e Grasmere section, is the only freshwater pond on Staten Island that has been deemed suitable for swimming. Prior to this, however, Brady's Pond was popular for another reason-it was believed to be haunted. In fact, it was not a pond at all and went by a completely different name at the time: Haunted Swamp.
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At some point in the early nineteenth century, a murder was committed by the edge of the pond. This led to the claim of the pond being haunted. During the 1880s, the owner of the…
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