White Plains in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jacob Purdy House

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011

1. Jacob Purdy House Marker

Inscription. George Washington’s Headquarters
in White Plains
Oct. 23-31, 1776
July 27 – Sept. 16, 1778

National Register of Historic Places
White Plains Historical Society

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1579.

Location. 41° 2.223′ N, 73° 46.374′ W. Marker is in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County. It is on Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Plains NY 10603, 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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jacob Purdy House (1721) (a few steps from this

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marker); a different marker also named Jacob Purdy House (a few steps from this marker); Cuba Free (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Center of Washington’s Army (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Red Cross in Westchester County (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of White Plains (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington Arms Apartments (approx. half a mile away); White Plains World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Plains.

Also see . . . Jacob Purdy House. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 2, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011

2. Jacob Purdy House Marker

Jacob Purdy House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011

3. Jacob Purdy House

Gen. Washington's Headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011

4. Gen. Washington's Headquarters

The Battle of White Plains image. Click for more information.

via The American Revolution, May 20, 2021

5. The Battle of White Plains

The American Revolution website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.