Farm Animals

Cows, Pigs, and Chickens were a part of Sailor's Snug Harbor from its earliest days until the 1950s. In the 1950s, the trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbor sold all the livestock. The Harbor, once self-sufficient, would rely on local farmers for food after 1950.

Cows at Snug Harbor - Suny Maritime Digital Collection

Pigs at Snug Harbor, Suny Maritime Digital Collection

• Barry,Gerald. The Sailors'Snug Harbor history 1801-2001 , Frodham University Press, New York, 2001.
• Cows grazing on grounds at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island. New York.Image courtesy of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor Digitized by Stephen B. Luce Library, Maritime College, SUNY, circa 1920s, URI: http://dcmny.org/islandora/object/snugharbor%3A1004/compound-parent-metadata
• Pigs and Farm Buildings Sailors' Snug Harbor Staten Island. New York.Image courtesy of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor Digitized by Stephen B. Luce Library, Maritime College, SUNY.