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During the [[American Revolutionary War]] in the 18th century, occupying [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] troops cut down most of the trees in the vicinity, and some of the swamp's peat was mined to burn for heat. [[Chamaecyparis thyoides|White cedar]] and the opportunistic eastern red cedar, [[Juniperus virginiana]], that subsequently took hold lent its name to the swamp. In what was perhaps the first recreational use of the area, during winter, the swamp's frozen ponds were a popular location for [[ice skating]].<ref name="qw">{{cite web |url=http://queens.brownstoner.com/2014/06/queenswalk-juniper-valley-park/ |title=Queenswalk: Juniper Valley Park |work=QueensWalk |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
In 1822, Thomas Pullis purchased {{convert|32|acre|ha}} of land for farming at the eastern side of the swamp. The family cemetery he established by 1846 on its grounds remains today within Juniper Valley Park as one of the few surviving farm burial grounds in [[New York City]].<ref name="DeptParks" /><ref name="qw"/>
In 1916, the [[New York Connecting Railroad]] carved a deep cut through the eastern side of the swamp to create a new railroad route. This drained much of the swamp's water. The railroad has marked the western edge of the park since then.<ref name="qw"/>
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