RED OWL LEGEND
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Legends & Lore®
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Legend
- Ross Memorial Park Brentwood Rd. and First Ave., Brentwood, NY
- 40.779528, -73.24602
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Brentwood Historical Society
RED OWL LEGEND
Inscription
RED OWL LEGENDIN 1877, CHARLES A. CODMAN
MET INDIAN SPIRIT IN FORM OF AN
OWL. HIS KIND ACT TOWARD THE
SPIRIT IS WHY THE HOME BECAME
HERMITAGE OF THE RED OWL
NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2015
This story tells of Charles A. Codman’s encounter with a Native American spirit in 1877. The sighting took place near what is now Ross Memorial Park. It’s said that Codman was closing a window when he saw a red owl, which called out to him and told him it was spirit of a Native American chief. The spirit asked Codman to find his remains and give him a proper burial.
