Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Community Gardens in Zinsser Park
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Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
1. Community Gardens in Zinsser Park / Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser Marker
Community Gardens in Zinsser Park
Across Broadway are the community vegetable gardens begun as Victory Gardens during World War I. The park was the estate of Frederick Zinsser, village mayor and owner of the local factory that produced mustard gas during the war. Locust Wood, his house, no longer standing, was built in 1828 by Anthony Constant. The area is the probable site of a September 30, 1778 skirmish (called the Battle of Edgars Lane) in which Hessian mercenaries marching north from Yonkers were ambushed by American troops, mostly from Virginia.
Del otro lado de Broadway estαn los huertos municipales que comenzaron como Los Jardines de la Victoria durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. El parque pϊblico fue la hacienda de Frederick Zinsser, el alcade del pueblo y dueρo de una fαbrica local que producνa gas asfixiante durante la guerra. La casa de Locust Wood, que ya no existe, fue construida en 1828 por Anthony Canstant. Esta αrea es probablemente el sitio en donde un grupo de mercenarios alemanes que se dirigνan al norte desde Yonkers por la avenida Broadway
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Erected 2006 by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 24.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 30, 1778.
Location. 40° 59.891′ N, 73° 52.901′ W. Marker is in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, in Westchester County. It is at the intersection of Broadway (U.S. 9) and Warburton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Maple Ln, Hastings on Hudson NY 10706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
2. Community Gardens in Zinsser Park / Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: After the Battle (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Edgar's Lane (a few steps from this marker); The Hessians: Hired by the King (a few steps from this marker); Washington's Continental Army (a few steps from this marker); Seven Years of Fear: Hastings and the Neutral Ground (a few steps from this marker); The American Revolution in 1778 (a few steps from this marker); The Skirmish of Edgar's Lane (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Edgar's Lane (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
