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Haunted Silver Lake: The infamous beer barrel murder and a long-forgotten burial ground
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Acts heinous and heartbreaking are deep parts of Silver Lake s history. And Staten Island s. (Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Silver Lake Park is today known for its tree-lined jogging and walking trails, its grassy expanses that are good for picnics or sun worshipping, and the twin reservoirs that are key parts of the New York City water system.
But in 1878, Silver Lake was the place where a gruesome discovery was made.
On Sept. 15 of that year, a group of three boys tending cattle discovered a partially buried barrel containing decomposing human remains on the shoreline of Silver Lake.