by BeckyB on August 8th, 2005

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Why is Coney Island named such if it isn't an island?

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  • by tiffytiff on April 6th, 2006

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    Coney Island was originally an Island and the land eventually merged to become a penninsula. The term Coney means rabbit in Dutch. Coney Island was basically an island with hundreds of wild rabbits when the Dutch first settled it.

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