 Scheyville National Park is significant for its association with the Dharug Nation who occupied the area for at least 13,000 years prior to colonial settlement, and for the ongoing associations between contemporary Dharug communities and the parklands (HO)

The first important figure associated with the site is Governor King who reserved an area which includes the Scheyville National Park as a Common in 1804.The driving force in establishing the Dreadnought scheme and Scheyville Agricultural training farm for young British migrants was William Schey.Schey was keenly involved in the politics of labour and industry from late 1877 through to the early decade of the 20th century.