70 acres

opened on June 21, 1873 – 1891

• 1873 the Irish Rifle team challenged the NRA to a rifle shooting match at Creedmoor in the next year
• 1874 The Amateur Club accepted the challenge and won by a small margin
  –  the Leech Cup was presented by Major Arthur Leech, Captain of the visiting Irish Rifle Team
  -the oldest trophy in competitive target shooting in the United States
• the start of The Palma Match
• 1891 annual International competitions, organised by the NRA, were ended
  – moved to National Guard Camp Sea Girt, New Jersey
  – hosted by the New Jersey State Rifle Association
• 1907 Creedmoor site reverted to the State of New York
• 1912 became the Farm Colony of Brooklyn State Hospital