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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Westchester County

 
Clickable Map of Westchester County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Westchester County, NY (428) Bronx County, NY (381) Nassau County, NY (543) Putnam County, NY (139) Rockland County, NY (282) Greater Bridgeport Region, CT (171) Western Region, CT (331) Bergen County, NJ (435)  WestchesterCounty(428) Westchester County (428)  BronxCounty(381) Bronx County (381)  NassauCounty(543) Nassau County (543)  PutnamCounty(139) Putnam County (139)  RocklandCounty(282) Rockland County (282)  GreaterBridgeportRegionConnecticut(171) Greater Bridgeport Region (171)  WesternRegion(331) Western Region (331)  BergenCountyNew Jersey(435) Bergen County (435)
White Plains is the county seat for Westchester County
Adjacent to Westchester County, New York
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1 ► New York, Westchester County, Ardsley — 903 — Ardsley Station —
NYC & Northern RR began rail service here in 1880. Later part of NY Central RR Putnam Div. linked Ardsley to NYC. Last passenger train in 1958. — — Map (db m282667) HM
2 ► New York, Westchester County, Ardsley — Ardsley World War I Honor Roll —
1914   1918 The Great World War Honor Roll Ardsley N.Y. Unveiled April 5th 1919 H.L. McCartney • A. McCartney • Ronald Campbell • Wm. A.C. Creve • F.H. Addyman • Edward J. Mussa • Edwain E. White • Michael Wilmoth • Adolph Knappe • Raffaelo . . . — — Map (db m42441) HM
3 ► New York, Westchester County, Armonk — Smith’s Tavern —
Revolutionary War militia headquarters 1779. First town post office and North Castle town meeting place, 1798 – 1850. — — Map (db m24582) HM
4 ► New York, Westchester County, Bedford — School House 1829 —
Public School Until 1912 A Museum of Local History Since 1913 — — Map (db m46879) HM
5 ► New York, Westchester County, Bedford — The Bedford Oak —
1787-1987 The National Arborist Association and The International Society of Arboriculture jointly recognize this significant tree in this Bicentennial Year as having lived here at the time of the signing of our constitution. — — Map (db m237307) HM
6 ► New York, Westchester County, Bedford Corners, Mt Kisco — Rochambeau Farm —
Named after General Rochambeau who commanded French troops across Guard Hill Road on the way to meet with General Washington at the Phillipsburg encampment in July 1781. — — Map (db m268689) HM
7 ► New York, Westchester County, Bedford Hills — For God and Country —
World War II Emil Bosse • William R. Cameron • Joseph P. Cotton, Jr. • Edward F. Drake • Salvatore Foglia • Abram Garvis • William F. Hull, 2nd • Thomas V. Pickhardt • Everett F. Rogers • Donald E. Smith • Frank P. Orso [Small . . . — — Map (db m24566) HM
8 ► New York, Westchester County, Bedford Hills — 96 — Patriot Burials —
Buxton Cemetery At least eleven veterans of the Revolutionary War interred here between ca. 1803 – 1850. — — Map (db m257474) HM
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9 ► New York, Westchester County, Briarcliff Manor — All Saints' Church —
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Richard Upjohn, architect 1854 — — Map (db m258882) HM
10 ► New York, Westchester County, Briarcliff Manor — Birthplace of John L. Worden 1818-1897 —
Rear Admiral U.S. Navy Commanded “Monitor” against “Merrimac” Hampton Roads, Virginia, March 9, 1862 — — Map (db m47278) HM
11 ► New York, Westchester County, Briarcliff Manor — Sparta Cemetery —
Set apart by Col. Philipse. Graves of Rev. soldiers. Cannon fire hit tombstone. First site of pres. church moved to Sing Sing 1800 — — Map (db m47280) HM
12 ► New York, Westchester County, Briarcliff Manor, Scarborough — 10 — The Leatherman — Legends & Lore —
For no known reason from 1883 to 1889 he trod a 365 mile loop every 34 days between NY and CT clad in 60 lbs of leather. — — Map (db m127580) HM
13 ► New York, Westchester County, Chappaqua — Chappaqua Veterans Memorial —
For God and country we dedicate this symbol to keep forever living the freedom for which they have their lives. World War I Sante Felizolla Frederick Wallington Operation Enduring Freedom Jyu Hyuk Chay Korean War Charles . . . — — Map (db m266988) HM
14 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt — 1777 Skirmish —
In this area, on March 24, 1777, American troops under Lt. Col. Marinus Willett turned back 200 British invaders. — — Map (db m237856) HM
15 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt — House of Pierre Van Cortlandt —
General George Washington with his aides slept in this house many nights while making Peekskill their headquarters in 1776, 1777 & 1778. --------------- It was the house of Pierre Van Cortlandt, member of Colonial Assembly, member of the 2nd., 3rd., . . . — — Map (db m54295) HM
16 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt — Upper Manor —
Built in 1756 by Gertrude Beekman, daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. Family hosted Washington on his visits to this area. — — Map (db m54293) HM
17 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — 160th Anniversary of St. Peter’s —
This tablet is placed by Pierre VanCortlandt Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on the 160th Anniversary of the erection of this church to commemorate the fact that George Washington worshipped in this building and as a tribute to . . . — — Map (db m55326) HM
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18 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Bear Mountain Bridge Toll House —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior Dedicated on September 22, 2002 New York State and Town of Cortlandt — — Map (db m37362) HM
19 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Chaining the Hudson —
Early in the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress realized that if the British controlled the Hudson River, they could divide the rebellious colonies. To prevent this, in March 1776, the Americans began construction of Fort Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m310430) HM
20 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Countess Lucille VI —
Countess Lucille VI This M-48 tank was erected by Camp Smith in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Frank J. Costanza, New York Army National Guard. Warrior and citizen soldier, he served as Post Maintenance Supervisor from 1980 to 1991. A veteran of . . . — — Map (db m37361) HM
21 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — French Soldiers of the Revolutionary War —
We remember these French Soldiers who gave their lives for our independence in our old St. Peter’s building years 1781 – 1782 Lieutenant de Mauvis • Jean Bonnair • Jean Joseph Paquay • Alexis Labrue • Joseph Duguin • Georges Mochl • . . . — — Map (db m55327) HM
22 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Heroes of the American Revolution —
To the memory of the Heroes of the American Revolution 1771 – 1783 buried in this churchyard Maj. Gen. Seth Pomeroy • Col. James Thompson • Col. Samuel Drake • Lieut. Col. Gilbert Drake • Capt. Jasper Drake • Capt. Joshua Drake • Capt. Samuel . . . — — Map (db m55328) HM
23 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Old Cemetery —
Dates to 1752. Many Revolutionary War patriots here include 7 French soldiers and John Paulding, a captor of Major Andre. — — Map (db m55332) HM
24 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Old Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church — Dedicated Year 1767 —
Services in this building were attended by General George Washington at times when he stayed nearby. This building was also used as an Army Hospital by French General Rochambeau before and after The Battle of Yorktown Virginia 1781-2. This site is . . . — — Map (db m55329) HM
25 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Old St. Peters —
Services began in 1767. Gen. Washington reportedly read morning prayer here. Was used as a hospital for French troops, 1781-82. — — Map (db m55325) HM
26 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — 6 — Pomeroy —
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like this replica and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton, MA. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths and gunsmiths, becoming . . . — — Map (db m62005) HM
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27 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Red Schoolhouse —
Erected in 1772 as a Baptist Church. Became one- room school in 1814. In continuous use until 1935, and from 1952 to 1972. — — Map (db m55314) HM
28 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Saint Peter’s Churchyard & Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery —
Saint Peter’s Churchyard Church built in 1767 and Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery adjoining on the southeast In this burying-ground are interred Forty Four known soldiers in the war of the American Revolution. There is a monument to John Paulding . . . — — Map (db m55331) HM
29 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Seth Pomeroy & Jeremiah Drake —
In this churchyard or the adjoining old cemetery is buried in an unknown grave Seth Pomeroy the first Commander of the American Army As senior Brigadier General in February 1775 the churchyard and primarily the plot of Jeremiah Drake a . . . — — Map (db m55330) HM
30 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Site of St. Peter’s Church —
This stone and tablet has been erected by the Cornelia Beekman Chapter Jr. Sons and Daughters of the Revolution November 28, 1914, with the consent of the rector, wardens and the vestrymen of St. Peter’s Church, to mark the place where this . . . — — Map (db m55333) HM
31 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Taylor Tavern —
Site. Built in 1750. New York – Albany Stagecoach stop. Major John Andre held here on Sept. 25, 1780. Later Dusenbury Tavern. — — Map (db m55334) HM
32 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — The Van Cortlandtville School — Circa 1772 —
was listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1989 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1989 Van Cortlandtville Historical Society 2004 — — Map (db m55324) HM
33 ► New York, Westchester County, Cortlandt Manor — Van Cortlandtville World War Memorial —
Erected in honor of the men Van Cortlandtville who served in the World War 1917 – 1919 Herbert Booth                   U.S.N. Rowland M. Donnelly         U.S.A. Stephen E. Donnelly         U.S.A. George H. Fowler            U.S.A. Reuben J. . . . — — Map (db m55335) HM
34 ► New York, Westchester County, Croton-on-Hudson — Bethel M. E. Chapel —
Erected about 1780, gift of Pierre Van Cortlandt. Bishop Asbury conducted services here. Restored 1935. — — Map (db m259274) HM
35 ► New York, Westchester County, Croton-on-Hudson — Commemorating the Defense of Teller's Point —
Commemorating the defense of Teller's Point by George Sherwood and Jack Peterson who repulsed the landing of British troops from the "Vulture" September 21, 1780, aiding in the capture of Major Andre. — — Map (db m237857) HM
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36 ► New York, Westchester County, Croton-on-Hudson — COVID-19 Grove —
This grove is dedicated to the many residents and businesses of Croton-on-Hudson who were adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic that began in the year 2020. We are especially grateful for the courage demonstrated by heath care providers and . . . — — Map (db m228851) HM
37 ► New York, Westchester County, Croton-on-Hudson — Treaty Oak Site —
At this site stood a magnificent oak tree under which, according to tradition, in A. D. 1645 Aepjen, chief sachem of the Mohegans, signed a treaty of peace with the Dutch in behalf of the Kitchiwanghs — — Map (db m126257) HM
38 ► New York, Westchester County, Dobbs Ferry — Dobbs Ferry Memorial Park —
This Park Is Dedicated To The Men And Women Of Dobbs Ferry Who Served Their Country In The Armed Forces In Tmes Of National Emergency Mayor & Trustees   1959 — — Map (db m42446) WM
39 ► New York, Westchester County, Dobbs Ferry — Dobbs Ferry Veterans Memorial —
Erected In Memory Of Those Who Died Serving Our Country World War I April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918 Edward J. Condon John C. Eberspacher Emil Lang Paul Schlutow Michael Zanni World War II December 7, 1941 – . . . — — Map (db m42444) WM
40 ► New York, Westchester County, Dobbs Ferry — Willow Point —
Willow Point On this site the ferry service which gives this village its name was begun by the family of John Dobbs, who settled here in 1698. It was operated by his son William, who lived here at Willow Point, and later by his grandson, Abraham, . . . — — Map (db m42443) HM
41 ► New York, Westchester County, Eastchester — Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial —
Eastchester – Tuckahoe – Bronxville Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial This memorial is erected to honor the memory and courage of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of our commumity who valiantly sacrificed their lives for . . . — — Map (db m42522) HM
42 ► New York, Westchester County, Eastchester — Eastchester Memorial Park —
Memorial Park In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice In The Defense of Our Country The United States of Eastchester America Dedicated October 23, 1972 [ small plaque ] Presented To The People of Eastchester by . . . — — Map (db m42507) WM
43 ► New York, Westchester County, Eastchester — Gold Star Mothers Memorial —
Gold Star Mothers Memorial This memorial is erected To keep in honored and prayerful memory all Gold Star Mothers whose children served and died in wars for this great nation. Dedicated September 24, 2006 Supervisor Anthony S. Colavita . . . — — Map (db m42509) HM
44 ► New York, Westchester County, Elmsford — Elmsford Veterans Memorial —
They Died That We Might Live They Rest In Honored Glory In Honor Of The Men and Women Of Elmsford Who Served Their Country In World Wars I and II Korean War Vietnam War and War on Terror 1950   Korean War   1953 George Brown 8/18/1950 . . . — — Map (db m42372) WM
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45 ► New York, Westchester County, Elmsford — Isaac Van Wart —
Isaac Van Wart One of Major Andre's Captors Sept. 23, 1780 Elder of this Church Elmsford Citizen 1758-1828 Buried Here — — Map (db m42373) HM
46 ► New York, Westchester County, Elmsford — Isaac Van Wart Memorial —
[ north face ] Here Repose the mortal remains of Isaac Van Wart an Elder of the Greenburgh Church who died on the 25th of May 1828 in 69th Year of his Age [ east face ] Vincit Amor Patriage Nearly half a Century . . . — — Map (db m42375) HM
47 ► New York, Westchester County, Elmsford — The Great Hunger Memorial of Westchester County —
For several hundred years the Irish suffered religious, political, and ethnic persecution, and through expropriation and exploitation had become totally dependent on the potato. During "An Gorta Mor", The Great Hunger of 1845-1851, the potato . . . — — Map (db m258421) HM
48 ► New York, Westchester County, Goldens Bridge — 126 — Bridge L-158 —
Has Been Placed On the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 by the United States Department of Interior — — Map (db m219575) HM
49 ► New York, Westchester County, Harrison, West Harrison — Lockheed T-33 —
Lockheed T-33 This T-33, known as the “T-Bird,” is on loan from the United States Navy and was once on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. It commemorates Westchester County Airport’s history as home to the 105th Flying . . . — — Map (db m24437) HM
50 ► New York, Westchester County, Harrison, West Harrison — Merritt Hill — Spirit of 1776 — A Harrison Landmark —
This historic site is Merritt Hill which marks one of the actions in the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776. During the attack on Chatterton Hill, the British marched up the road to Connecticut (Lake street) to attack the left flank . . . — — Map (db m310579) HM
51 ► New York, Westchester County, Harrison, West Harrison — Merritt Hill — Spirit of 1776 — A Harrison Landmark —
This historic site is Merritt Hill which marks one of the actions in the battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776. During the attack on Chatterton Hill, the British marched up the road to Connecticut (Lake street) to attack the left flank . . . — — Map (db m310581) HM
52 ► New York, Westchester County, Harrison, West Harrison — The War for American Independence —
From October 28, 1776 until the British withdrawal on November 4, 1776 the Continental Army commanded by General George Washington engaged and held off the splendidly appointed British forces of General William Howe. This monument marking the . . . — — Map (db m310643) HM
53 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 3 — A Church in a Changing Village / Una Iglesia en un Pueblo que Cambia — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
A Church in a Changing Village A priest and his parishioners greet a patriotic parade in the 1920s. The church was originally built in 1900 for a Baptist congregation and its rededication in 1914 as St. Stanislaus Kostka reflected . . . — — Map (db m193457) HM
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54 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 4 — A Lavish Private Garden / Un Suntuoso Jardin Privado — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
A Lavish Private Garden The Crystie Estate and its garden, photographed in 1924, was invaded in 1903 (inset) by a trolley car from Yonkers that failed to make the sharp turn from Broadway onto Main Street. The now-destroyed . . . — — Map (db m193458) HM
55 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 26 — A Movie Theater and a Diner / Un Cinema y Un Restaurante — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
A Movie Theater and a Diner The Hastings Theater (photographed in 1929) opened in December 1920 with a showing of The Mask of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks. It was not named for the village, but after its owner and . . . — — Map (db m193518) HM
56 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 20 — A Saloon and a Mansion / Un Bar y Una Mansion — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
A Saloon and a Mansion Fegan's saloon, around 1910, on the east side of Maple Avenue (the stone house to its right still stands) was one of dozens of bars that lined the way to the waterfront. Inset: On the west side of the . . . — — Map (db m193512) HM
57 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — After the Battle —
"I have never Seen Greater bravery Display'd than on this occasion." —Col. Richard Butler to General Scott
The Battle of Edgar's Lane was a minor skirmish in the story of the American Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m193453) HM
58 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Battle of Edgar's Lane —
Sept. 30, 1778 Continental Dragoons Under Maj. Henry Lee killed 23 Hessians on a Marauding Expedition. Battle Waged from Here to Ravine — — Map (db m237827) HM
59 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 33 — Billie and Flo — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
In the 1920s, legendary showman Florenz Ziegfeld lived here at Burkeley Crest with his wife actress Billie Burke, best remembered as the good witch Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. The estate included a private zoo (with buffalo, . . . — — Map (db m231259) HM
60 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Billie Burke's Reflecting Pool —
Beside Broadway is an elliptical pond built by Billie Burke. The bluestone curbing and the foundation of the dam are still visible. — — Map (db m193476) HM
61 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 1 — Boulanger Plaza — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Grace Episcopal Church begins its journey up Main Street from here to its present location at the Five Corners in 1931. The Great Depression was at its height, and according to legend, the street was blocked for several days when the . . . — — Map (db m193524) HM
62 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 28 — Carl Brandt, Portrait Painter / Carl Brandt, Pintor de Retratos — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
The German-born painter Carl Brandt (1831-1905) came to Hastings in the 1860s and settled in this Greek revival house on the western edge of the Chrystie estate. The man in the rocking char of this circa 1900 photograph may be . . . — — Map (db m193522) HM
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63 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 24 — Community Gardens in Zinsser Park / Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
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 . . . — — Map (db m193436) HM
64 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Draper Park —
Memorial to Dr. John William Draper, 1811-1882 Chemist, Philosopher, Historian. First Photographed the Human Face, 1839. — — Map (db m39351) HM
65 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Draper Park —
Memorial to Dr John William Draper 1811 - 1882. Astronomer and historian. Made first photograph of moon. — — Map (db m193478) HM
66 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 14 — Draper Park — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Originally a private preserve then over seen by a nature conservancy and now a village park, this space (including the Observatory, headquarters of the Historical Society) came from the original John William Draper estate, and has . . . — — Map (db m193482) HM
67 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 11 — Draper Terrace / Draper Terrace (el callejón Draper) — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Draper Terrace One single family and two double-family frame houses in the Hudson Valley cottage style date from the early 1840s to the late 1850s. The double houses were built by the scientist and historian John William Draper . . . — — Map (db m193472) HM
68 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 12 — Forge Cottage / La Fragua — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Forge Cottage This gardener's cottage (seen here in the 1870s before its 1905 renovation) contains remnants of what's been called the Neutral Forge, a Revolutionary War blacksmith's shop located—as was all of Hastings—in the . . . — — Map (db m193473) HM
69 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 10 — Hastings' First High Rise / El Primer Edificio de Pisos Multiples en Hastings — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Hastings' First High Rise When the village's first apartment building, La Barranca ("The Ravine," in Spanish), opened in 1929 it was greeted with outrage because of its size and height, a staggering six stories. It was, by far, . . . — — Map (db m193469) HM
70 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Map — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Welcome to Hastings Hastings did not officially become a village until 1879. Compared to its Westchester neighbors that was very late. Even the local volunteer fire company is older. But with a population of 1,228, the community . . . — — Map (db m193432) HM
71 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Map — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Welcome to Hastings Hastings did not officially become a village until 1879. Compared to its Westchester neighbors that was very late. Even the local volunteer fire company is older. But with a population of 1,228, the community . . . — — Map (db m237829) HM
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72 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Map — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Welcome to Hastings Hastings did not officially become a village until 1879. Compared to its Westchester neighbors that was very late. Even the local volunteer fire company is older. But with a population of 1,228, the community . . . — — Map (db m237830) HM
73 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Map — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Welcome to Hastings Hastings did not officially become a village until 1879. Compared to its Westchester neighbors that was very late. Even the local volunteer fire company is older. But with a population of 1,228, the community . . . — — Map (db m238050) HM
74 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 13 — Henry Draper and His Observatories / Henry Draper y Sus Observatiorios — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Henry Draper and His Observatories From 1860, when he built his first observatory on his father's estate, until his death in 1882, Henry Draper photographed the heavens from this Hastings hilltop. In this 1880s image, the . . . — — Map (db m193479) HM
75 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Honor Roll —
This tablet erected 1918 by the residents of ★ Hastings-on-Hudson, New York ★ through the efforts of the Hastings Home Guard in honor of the men and women of this community who answered their country's call [Names . . . — — Map (db m193508) WM
76 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 19 — Industrial Hastings / El Hastings Industrial — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Industrial Hastings The waterfront was the economic and industrial heart of the village from the 1830s to the 1970s. The English watercolorist George Harvey—who owned a marble quarry in Hastings and assisted Washington Irving . . . — — Map (db m193509) HM
77 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Korean War Memorial —
Served in Korean War with honor [Names listed] — — Map (db m193485) WM
78 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 34 — Longue Vue — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
In the 1910s and '20s this fashionable restaurant with a spectacular view was all many Manhattanites knew of Hastings. Located on this hilltop with its own golf course, Longue Vue's clientele included socialites, gangsters, and stars . . . — — Map (db m238448) HM
79 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 18 — Municipal Building / El Edificio Municipal — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Municipal Building Built on the site of the home of Joseph Treanor (inset), owner of the waterfront blue-stone yard, and designed by Shreve and Lamb, architects of the Empire State Building, the Village Hall was completed . . . — — Map (db m193506) HM
80 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Old Bridge and Reflecting Pool —
Below is Billie Burke's reflecting pool —you are standing on stone bridge dating to the 1800's. — — Map (db m193475) HM
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81 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 5 — Old Broadway / La Antigua Broadway — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Old Broadway An original section of narrow old Broadway, the Albany Post Road, lies opposite. The large house on its north end was once the Baker family's funeral home. A 1933 photograph shows it and Baker Lane. Inset: The . . . — — Map (db m193459) HM
82 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 9 — Olinda — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
The Hopkes, owners of the sugar refinery on the Hastings waterfront that burned to the ground in 1875, named their stone mansion on Hopke Avenue Olinda ("beautiful" in Portuguese) after the city in Brazil from which their raw sugar . . . — — Map (db m193467) HM
83 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Protection Engine Company No. 1 —
. . . — — Map (db m193519) HM
84 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 27 — Protection Engine Company No. 1 / La Primera Estacion de Bomberos — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Protection Engine Company No. 1 In 1876, three years before Hastings officially became a village and five weeks after fires destroyed its waterfront, 37 men founded one of the first volunteer fire companies in the region. . . . — — Map (db m193520) HM
85 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Purple Heart Village — Hastings-on-Hudson —
Now therefore be it resolved, by order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, does hereby declare that the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson is "A Purple Heart Village" and in so doing recognizes the dedication and sacrifices . . . — — Map (db m193507) WM
86 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Road Leading to Burkely Crest —
This is the drive leading up to the entry to Billie Burke's estate — Burkely Crest. — — Map (db m193477) HM
87 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 8 — School Days / Los Días de Clase — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
School Days Farragut School, the oldest section of Hastings' present middle school-high school complex, was built in 1904 for all grades. It is seen here on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, the end of World War I. Among the many . . . — — Map (db m193465) HM
88 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 2 — School, Blacksmith's Shop and Firehouse / La Escuela, La Herreria y La Estacion de Bomberos — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
School, Blacksmith's Shop and Firehouse Opposite is the Fraser Free School built in 1863 for the elementary grades (high school students journeyed to Yonkers) and later used as a library, civic center and, now a volunteer fire . . . — — Map (db m193456) HM
89 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — Seven Years of Fear: Hastings and the Neutral Ground —
"They buried what food they could get, and ate it at night after the soldiers left." —Lefurgy family letters, Hastings Historical Society
In 1778, before the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson existed, there . . . — — Map (db m193443) HM
90 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 30 — Ships and Shad / Barcos & Sabalos — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
Ships and Shad The Buccaneer, a five-masted barkentine painted to look like a pirate ship (photographed minus some masts in 1936 at Hastings' Tower Ridge Yacht Club), was a feature of the riverfront for decades. With its . . . — — Map (db m193526) HM
91 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 23 — Squirrel Alley and River Place / El Callejon Squirrel y Riverview Place — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets© —
Squirrel Alley and Riverview Place The squirrel at the entrance of the path to Riverview Place is the work of sculptor Raffaele Menconi (1877-1942), who also made the aluminum eagle for the Municipal Building and whose . . . — — Map (db m193515) HM
92 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 25 — St. Matthew's, Old and New / San Mateo Nuevo y Antiguo — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
The "new" St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church on the east side of Warburton Avenue was built in 1917 to replace an older chapel (interior and exterior pictured) built in 1870 on the current site of the Post Office. Warburton, . . . — — Map (db m193516) HM
93 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — The American Revolution in 1778 —
"These are the times that try men's souls" —Thomas Paine, American Crisis
On September 30, 1778, near this very spot, 350 Continental soldiers successfully attacked a column of 100 British-allied . . . — — Map (db m310626) HM
94 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — The Battle of Edgar's Lane —
"It was like blacksmiths hammering a bar of iron." —Eyewitness account, the McDonald Papers, Westchester Historical Society
On Wednesday, September 30, 1778, Lieutenant Colonel Butler marched at 3 a.m. . . . — — Map (db m237151) HM
95 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — The Hessians: Hired by the King —
"King George is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works the works of death, desolation and tyranny." — Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, July 4, . . . — — Map (db m193447) HM
96 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 21 — The Kattenhorn Houses / Las Casa Kattenhorn — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
The Kattenhorn Houses Four similar "cottages" were built in the 1850s as homes for executives of Kattenhorn and Hopke's Hudson River Steam Sugar Refinery Several sugar mills opened along the river after the arrival of the . . . — — Map (db m193513) HM
97 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 17 — The Local Soda Fountain / La Fuente de Soda Local — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
The Local Soda Fountain Todd's Drug Store caught the spirit of the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration, when cities and towns all along the river observed the achievements of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton. Inset: Hastings' own . . . — — Map (db m193455) HM
98 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 15 — The Old Croton Aqueduct / El Antiguo Acueducto de Croton — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
The Old Croton Aqueduct The aqueduct, which in the 1840s first brought clean country water to Manhattan passes through Hastings. A 19th-century print shows an arch a few hundred yards south of here over which the aqueduct . . . — — Map (db m193483) HM
99 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 7 — The Oldest Church / La Iglesia Mas Antigua — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
The Oldest Church The red-brick Dutch Reformed Church—now simply the Reformed Church—was built in 1850 and is the oldest surviving non-domestic building in the village. Its design was based on sketches by A.J. Davis (inset), . . . — — Map (db m193463) HM
100 ► New York, Westchester County, Hastings-on-Hudson — 31 — The Ravine, Looking East / El Barranco, Mirando Hacia El Este — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — The Museum in the Streets —
The Ravine, Looking East Power generated by a fast-moving stream rushing through this ravine into an inlet (now a parking lot) on the river brought Hastings its first factory, William Saunders' axle plant, in the early 1840s. . . . — — Map (db m193527) HM

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