Editing Malverne, New York (section)

==History==
Malverne was originally settled by the [[Lenape|Rockaway Indians]] at an unknown point in history, with the current Ocean Avenue serving as an Indian path. Western settlements can be dated back to the 1700s, when the Abrams, Bedell and Pearsall families first settled and began farming the area.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=61–62}}</ref>

Norwood, as it was originally known, formed a movement to become an incorporated village in the early 1920s. This area originally consisted of the communities of [[North Lynbrook, New York|North Lynbrook]] and [[Malverne Park Oaks]]. It is widely believed that residents of the now Malverne Park Oaks area did not wish to become part of the new village and therefore requested not to be included. North Lynbrook was believed to be removed from the borders by then New York [[Lieutenant governor of New York|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Jeremiah Wood]], who lived in that area at that time and did not wish to be in an incorporated village.<ref name=":81" />

A vote was taken and voters decided to form an incorporated village by an overwhelming majority.<ref name=":81" />

The spelling of the name was originally Malvern, minus the "e" as in the English connection. There is no accepted reason for the addition of the "e", but some notable theories include a typo from the [[Long Island Rail Road]] and, simply, a desire to have a unique name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malvern Waters, Malvern Springs and Wells |url=https://www.malvernwaters.com/nationalparks.asp?search=yes&p=7&id=65#:~:text=The%20e%20on%20the%20end,dozen%20Malverns%20around%20the%20world. |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.malvernwaters.com}}</ref> The last farm in Malverne, Crossroads Farm at Grossman's was acquired by Nassau County and continues to operate as the last working farm in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food / Pick your Own|url=https://www.localharvest.org/|access-date=August 31, 2021|website=www.localharvest.org}}</ref>

The name was changed from Norwood to Malverne because a [[Norwood, New York|Village of Norwood]] already existed in upstate New York. The name Malverne originates from [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]], [[England]]. Alfred Wagg, the main developers from the Amsterdam Development and Land Corporation, had visited Malvern and liked the name.<ref name=":81" />

Malverne's incorporation was finalized on April 13, 1921; however, it had been acting as a village since October 1920.

Malverne was originally made up of many different communities (under one incorporated village). The communities were mostly made up of the original farmer of that area and those he sold his land to. While it is no longer viewed the same way, some of the neighborhood names can be found in the street names.

The village's growth has been credited to two major events – the selling of farmland for development and the [[Long Island Rail Road]].<ref name=":81" /> The Amsterdam Development Corporation is responsible for the building of many of the homes in the village. Today, there are over 3000 homes in the village.<ref name=":81" />

Today, many of its residents commute to New York City via the two [[Long Island Rail Road]] stations in the village – [[Malverne (LIRR station)|Malverne]] and [[Westwood (LIRR station)|Westwood]], both located on the [[West Hempstead Branch]].  After a three-year hiatus, weekend train service was restored to the branch in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/77011|title=Extra trains: LIRR opens weekend and holiday service on West Hempstead Branch &#124; Verizon FiOS1 News - Long Island|access-date=December 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226194638/http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/77011|archive-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>