Tottenville Pool: A man made oasis provided by New York City
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You may recall the reasoning behind the naming of the neighborhood Tottenville, if you have read the historical information we have provided you with on our website. The neighborhood was given its name because of a post office which stood in the area. In 1861, it was given the name Tottenville Post Office, after the first postmaster, John Totten. There were two factors in 
giving the neighborhood the name of Tottenville. First of all, the post office served the neighborhood. Second of all, the Totten family had grown to be quite prominent on Staten Island.
The Totten family was not the only well-known family on Staten Island. In fact, during the end of the seventeenth century, many people came to this Island from France and came to be recognized…
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