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📖 Westchester County Histories
Comprehensive histories of the county and Town of Cortlandt
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| J. Thomas Scharf (1886) | 916 | 173,521 | Original → |
| Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900) | 572 | 106,421 | Original → |
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Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] (Nyack, Rockland County): Captain Wilson Defendorf, Lieutenants John Davidson and Frederic Shonnard, of Yonkers. The villages mentioned in this list were the places where the various companies were raised. Ab…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Point (Rockland County). 598 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY States volunteers. To General Morris belongs the honor of having attained the highest rank awarded to any citizen of Westchester County during the Wa…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] says Baird, tk had its origin in the fact that a spot on Lyon's Point, now part of the Village of Port Chester, was occupied in ancient' times for the building of boats." The present name was adopted in 1837.…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Although elected school commissioner of the 3d district of Westchester County in 1859, it was not until eleven years later that he began his phenomenal 604 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY career in the assembly…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] tory of theState — twenty-two years; he also had the distinction of hav-ing been speaker more times than any other man."1 He was only once defeated as a candidate for the assembly — in 1882, by John Hoag. In …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] 1 Mayors of the City of Yonkers to the present Samuel Swift: 1884-86. William G. Stahlnecker; time: 1872-74, James C. Courter; 1874-76, Joseph 1S86-90, J. Harvey Bell; 1890-92. James Mill-Masten; 1876-78, Wil…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] New York lawyer. Westchester JP" 'H^ County gave Mr. Tilden, at the elec-w~ AJ^ tiou of 1870, 12,050 votes, a majority ^0 igj fc|< of 2,17b over Mr. Hayes, his principal I ^ **pw opponent. ( 3&^ lj Peter Coop…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] North Tarrytown (1875), and Hastings (1879). It is noteworthy that four of these places belonged to the Town of Greenburgh, while a fifth was located on its borders. Population of Westchester County in 1880: …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Mount Pleasant 5'450 North Tarrytown Village New Castle 2>297 New Rochelle °>276 North Castle i'818 North Salem 1>693 Ossining 8>769 Sing Sing Village 6>578 Pelham 2>5^ Poundridge 1'°^ 6,576 Rye Port Chester …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON. Democratic party back to power. Judge Robertson's part in the political strife of those memorable times has been reviewed with great fairness and discrimination in a public address by th…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] the legis-lature authorized the construction of the necessary works, and on the 21th of June, 1891, the second aqueduct was finished and turned over to the department of public works of New York City. Since 1…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Takings, under provisions of Chapter 490 of the Laws of 1883, were commenced in the years 1892, 1891, 1895, and 1897. " Many attractive residence localities in the territory taken will soon be, if not so alre…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] A tribute has also been laid upon Golden' s Bridge, in the Town of Lewisboro, and it will relinquish a portion of its land, near the railroad station. The Huntersville section of the Town of Cort-landt, well …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] The old highways on the condemned land, taken by the city, have been left open for public travel until such time as the city shall substitute others, which right the city is now endeavoring to obtain from pro…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] The local water supply systems of the cities and principal villages of Westchester County are entirely independent of the New York City system. To Y'onkers belongs the credit of having been the first communit…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] When the commis-sioners visited Peekskill they at once recognized the unequaled ad-vantages of the site suggested by Mr. Sutton, and on the 30th of May they leased the ground for three years with the privileg…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] This action was instrumental in stimulating interest in the early history of Yonkers, and it was decided to hold a grand celebration of the bicentennial of the founding of the Manor House. The 18th of October…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] FROM 1842 TO 1900 619 her in that respect, and many other small eities almost equaling her. The movement for locating new parks on the north side of the Harlem was started by some public spirited citizens of …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Crotona Park, at the intersection of Third and Tre-mont Avenues, is the seat of the tine municipal building of the Borough of the Bronx. No new village was incorporated in Westchester County between 1880 and …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] The trolley is likewise exercising a peculiar developing influence in the Hudson River municipalities, where the steepness of the ascent from the railway and from the village centers to many of the resi-dence…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] VILLAGES POPULATION New Rochelle (Town of New Rochelle) 12,297 Peekskill (Town of Cortlandt) 9,496 Sinn Sing (Town of Ossining) 8,160 White Plains (Town of White' Plains) 7,363 Port Chester (Town of Rye) 7>25…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] mes, 241, 244, 248.;, zo. Ports Clinton and Montgomery, 433: rout of Donop's yagers, 440; tin-Ward's House affair, -142: ambuscade of the Stockbridge Indians at Cortlandt's Ridge, 37. 442: the Babeoek's House…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] 353; battle of Westchester Creek. 353, 365: en-Boston Post Road, 146, 195. 291. gagement at Pelham (October IS, 1770), 375; at-Boundaries of Westchester County, 1, 6, 197. tack on the Queen's Rangers at Mamar…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Page 501, and succeeding pages— for " Weathers-1 field" read " Wethersfield." Page 511, foot-note— for "Philip Freeman" reacj " Philip Forman." Pages 627, 623, City of New Rochelle— the firsi| city election w…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] 1781), 507: engagement Somers, 533: of portions of Westchester County in the Town of Rye (1781), 517: the surprise at to New York city. 608, 621. Orser's (January. 1782), 517; American attacks Ann-Hoock, 27. …
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] against Peek Bartow. John (Rev.). 233, 203. skill. 420. Battles and engagements:— Slaughter of In-Birdsali House. 427. dians by Captain John Underbill in Bedford 101; battle of Golden Hill. 2S0; affair of the…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] 353; battle of Westchester Creek. 353. 365: en-Boston Post Road. 146. 195. 291. gagemenl at Pelham (October lx. 1770). 375: at-Boundaries of Westchester County, 1. 6. 197. tack on the Queen's Rangers at Mamar…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Burgoyue's expedition, 433. Burr, Aaron, 419, 446. 549. Byram Lake. 13. Byram Point. 2. Byram River, 11, 124, 200, 450. Carleton, Sir Guy, 51S, 522. Castle Philipse, 160, 162, 530. Cauldwell, William, 602, 60…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Cooper, Peter, 611. Cornell, Alonzo B.. 94, 612. Cornell, Ezra, 94, 548. Cornell. Thomas. 93. Cornell's Neck, 5. 93, 116, 138, 228. 275. 622. Cornwallis, Lord. 399. Corsa, Andrew. 424, 509. Cortlandt (townshi…
Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Fordham (ancient settlement), 1. 145. Fordham (station). 547. 569. Haskin. John P.. 593. 602. Fordham Manor, 113, 117. 531. 570. 606. Haslet,' Colonel, :>2. 389. Forfeiture. Commissioners of. 52s. Hastings (a…