…The buyers were Francis Rombout and Gulian VerPlanck, and the date of the transfer of their property from the Wappinger Indians was August, 1683. "Gulian Ver- Planck died before the English patent was granted by Governor Dongan ; Stephanus Van Cortlandt…

…The left, that included Livingston's, Van Cortlandt's, Hale's, Scannel's, and Cilley's regiments, the Connecticut militia, and Morgan's famous sharp- shooters, was on the heights three quarters of a mile from the river, under command…

…A linear park that runs from Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx to the Croton Dam in Croton -on-Hudson. Old Croton Dam: Completed by John B. Jervis in 1842, but later submerged underwater after the construction of the New…

…These areas had previously been served by the Town of Cortlandt’s system. The sloped topography of the Village makes regulation of water pressure very important. The Village has invested in new pressure reducing valves to improve regulation of water…

…We would take them from Croton all the way down to Van Cortlandt Park in Yonkers, using buses; we would do, oh, five to six miles each trip. Lunch was planned; I had chaperones of course going with us, etc…

…The Department of Environmental Protection is a governmental agency that now oversees all aspects of the Croton waterworks, including maintenance, protection, conservation, and construction of new infrastructure (i.e., the Water Treatment Plant in Van Cortlandt Park) related to the…

…Island) 526.0 Nature Preserves 133.2 Institutional Space (includes schools, libraries, Municipal Building, Temple Israel, Bethel Cemetery, and Van Cortlandt Manor) 109.0 Private recreational space (includes Hudson National Golf Course, and common open space within private residential developments…

…Friends of Van Cortlandt Park 5. Federated Conservationists of Westchester County Funding Federal Grants Many federal grants are available to non-profit projects focused on parks and transportation. The National Park Service offers the Save America’s Treasures Grant Program…