Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Maps

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Description

In late 1936 as she was contemplating the transfer of what was then called "Westbrook" to the Long Island State Park Commission, Olivia James wrote of the two purposes she and her mother envisioned for what is today, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, named for her father William Bayard Cutting. "These purposes are: (1) That Westbrook shall be an oasis of beauty and of quiet, and that it shall be a source of pleasure, rest and refreshment to those who delight in outdoor beauty. (2) That it shall serve to bring about a greater appreciation and understanding, on the part of both the general public and