On Ashford Avenue at American Legion Drive, on the right when traveling west on Ashford Avenue.
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
On Cantitoe Street (New York State Route 22) at Hook Road, on the right when traveling north on Cantitoe Street.
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
On Haines Road, 0.1 miles east of Lake Marie Lane, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) north of Revolutionary Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near Oregon Road, on the left when traveling east.
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
Near Oregon Road at Locust Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Bear Mountain Bridge Road (U.S. 6) 0.5 miles north of Roa Hook Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Bear Mountain Bridge Road (U.S. 6) 2.3 miles north of Roa Hook Road, on the left when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m37381) HM
On Bear Mountain Bridge Road at Camp Smith Drive, on the right when traveling north on Bear Mountain Bridge Road.
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
Near Oregon Road at Locust Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
Near Oregon Road at Locust Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
Near Oregon Road at Locust Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Locust Avenue south of Oregon Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Oregon Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Oregon Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Oregon Road at Locust Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oregon Road.
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
Near Locust Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
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
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
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
Near Elliott Way, 0.8 miles north of Half Moon Bay Drive, on the left when traveling north.
This grove is dedicated to the many residents and businesses of Croton-on-Hudson who were adversely affected by the Covid-9 pandemic that began in the year 2020. We are especially grateful for the courage demonstrated by heath care providers and . . . — — Map (db m228851) HM
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
On Palisade Street near Station Plaza, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Palisade Street at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Palisade Street.
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
On High Street at Station Plaza, on the right when traveling west on High Street.
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
On White Plains Road (New York State Route 22) at California Road, on the left when traveling south on White Plains Road.
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
On White Plains Road (New York State Route 22) at California Road, on the left when traveling south on White Plains Road.
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
On White Plains Road (New York State Route 22) at California Road, on the left when traveling south on White Plains Road.
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
On South Stone Avenue at Parkway Plaza on South Stone Avenue.
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
On South Central Avenue (New York State Route 9A) at Parkway Plaza, on the right when traveling north on South Central Avenue.
[ 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
On Old Lake Street near Lake Street, on the left when traveling north.
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 of . . . — — Map (db m32027) HM
On County Route 35 at Lake Street (New York State Route 120), on the right when traveling east on County Route 35.
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
On Lake Street, 0.1 miles west of Old Lake Street, on the right when traveling west.
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 of . . . — — Map (db m25401) HM
On Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Old Lake Street, on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m24440) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Whitman Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Main Street just west of Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling west.
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
On Warburton Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Villard Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Maple Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Spring Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Broadway (U.S. 9) at Edgar's Lane, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
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
On Farragut Avenue just north of Mount Hope Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Broadway (U.S. 9) south of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Boulanger Plaza north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Warburton Avenue just south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Broadway (U.S. 9) at Warburton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
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
Near Broadway (U.S. 9) just south of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Washington Avenue at Broadway (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
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
Near Broadway (Route 9) 0.1 miles south of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Broadway (Route 9) just north of Olinda Avenue, on the left.
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
On North Broadway (U.S. 9) at Baker Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway.
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
On Southside Avenue just south of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Old Broadway (Old U.S. 9) 0.1 miles north of Tompkins Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Boulanger Plaza north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Broadway (U.S. 9) south of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Maple Avenue at Spring Street, on the right when traveling south on Maple Avenue.
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
Near Southside Avenue south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near Old Broadway (Old U.S. 9) 0.1 miles north of Tompkins Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Maple Avenue at Spring Street, on the left when traveling north on Maple Avenue.
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
On Broadway (Route 9) at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway.
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
On Olinda Avenue just east of Hopke Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Warburton Avenue just north of Spring Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Maple Avenue at Spring Street, on the right when traveling south on Maple Avenue.
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
On Farragut Avenue just west of Olinda Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Whitman Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On River Street, 0.2 miles north of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Squirrel Alley at Maple Lane, on the right when traveling north on Squirrel Alley.
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
On Warburton Avenue at Villard Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Warburton Avenue.
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
On Warburton Avenue at Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling south on Warburton Avenue.
"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 Hessian . . . — — Map (db m237828) HM
On Warburton Avenue at Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling south on Warburton Avenue.
"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
On Maple Avenue at North Street, on the left when traveling north on Maple Avenue.
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
On Warburton Avenue near Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Washington Avenue at Aqueduct Lane, on the left when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
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
On North Broadway (U.S. 9) at Farragut Avenue, on the left when traveling south on North Broadway.
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
On Southside Avenue just north of Cropsey Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Southside Avenue north of Cropsey Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The Ravine, Looking West
The heart of the waterfront was photographed from the new Warburton Avenue Bridge soon after 1900. The railroad station is to the right, the National Conduit and Cable Company (predecessor of Anaconda) in . . . — — Map (db m193528) HM
On Warburton Avenue at Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling south on Warburton Avenue.
Erected to commemorate
the
Skirmish of Edgar's Lane
September 30, 1778
when Continental Dragoons
commanded by
Major Henry Lee
routed a Hessian Patrol — — Map (db m193435) HM WM
On Edmarth Place at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Edmarth Place.
The Tower Ridge Neighborhood
In the 1870s, Dr. Edward Huyler, a patent medicine manufacturer, built his home on the ridge above the river and added a since-destroyed chiming clock tower with four faces (no two of which were . . . — — Map (db m193514) HM
On Washington Avenue just east of Warburton Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Way to Work
A footbridge near the bottom of Washington Avenue once crossed over the train tracks. It was the way many workers, many of whom lived at the south end of the village, got to the waterfront factories. A 1914 . . . — — Map (db m193484) HM
On Warburton Avenue just north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Warburton Avenue
G.H. ("Gus") Wagner, who appears in his sleigh on sign #28, ran a newsstand and tobacco shop at 537 Warburton Avenue, on the west side of the street. He also sold gasoline and repaired bicycles and automobiles. . . . — — Map (db m193523) HM
