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Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Teller's Point, sec Croton Point. Ten Farms. The. 140. Tetard, John Peter (Rev.), 321. Tetard's Hill. 140, 310. Thacher. James (Dr.) 475. 498, 519. 520. Thomas. John (Judge), 289. 314. 427. Thomas. John, Jr., 29?., 305. Thomas, Thomas…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Passing under the
arch of the Croton acqueduct, the waters again appear rushing over their
stony bed until their further progress is checked by the mill dam. Here
a pipe of nine hundred feet in length conveys the water to…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…1, south of
the Croton, together with 112 acres north of that river.
Peekskill, the principal town in Cortlandt town, is beautifully situated
at one of the most picturesque points on the Hudson and east shore of
the Bay of…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…van ('ortlandt's life, which
terminated in 172.'!, but up to the year 1730, when
it was agreed to divide that part of the ^^anor
lying north of the Croton River. During this
period the population gradually increased, the rents…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…WESTCHESTEK COUNTY.
" been unavoidably taken up in landing at Frog's-
"neck, instead of going, at once, to Pell's-point,
" which would have been an imprudent measure, as it
" could not have been executed without much un-
" necessary risk…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
Hence for convenience sake the
Dutch traders sought the landing place of the Indians, in the sheltered North side of the Estuary of
the Croton, then an open bay without the sedge
flats which now nearly fill it. Here too…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
" been unavoidably taken up in landing at Frog's-
" neck, instead of going, at once, to Pell's-point,
" which would have been an inn)rudent measure, as it
" could not have been executed without much un…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…The apparitions have been named, in consequence, "The Walking
Sachems of Teller's Point." The road from the Manor House to Croton
Landing passes along the edge of Haunted Hollow.
In connection with the above, another tradition deserves to be…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Situated just where the road from Sing Sing to Croton Landing crosses
the wide mouth of the Croton River, where that stream empties into
the Hudson, it commands a magnificent view of the broad Tappan
Sea. In former times the…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
It exploded and the shot started the men and two men in the advanced guard nervously pulled the triggers of their rifles and the bullets tore holes in the earth 10 feet in front of them. The impression was that…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
The lines of the American army first
stretched across the county at White Plains, and
gradually receded to the Croton River. That portion
of the county between the two armies was then, and
ever, since has been, known as the…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…surrounding it were " occupied by elegant villas and country residences of persons doing business in New York " ; the steamboat landing was " half a mile
southwest of the village, on a small island connected with the main land by a stone…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
The balmy spring-like atmosphere of the past two days has brought out the cyclists in profusion, and Monday the pavements were literally sprinkled with wheels, which moved about from place to place and rightly give the impression that the…
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, April 20, 1900: "TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS. Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike. CROTON VALLEY'S LIVELY DAY. Sheriff Molloy Secures Thirty-Two Warrants—Houses Searched For Ammunition—Italians Quieter and Many Leaving Their Homes to Avoid Trouble." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the mass-arrest operation that broke the 1900 New Croton Dam strike. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2023/01/twenty-six-striking-dam-workers.html
…The other 19 were marched into the Croton Landing depot, where they boarded a special train for Tarrytown, whence they were taken by trolley and lodged in the jail at White Plains, where they will have an examination today. They…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel
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Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1845-11-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1169. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Samuel
Kipp of Mount Pleasant near Croton
River is a son of Captain Samuel
Kipp. Captain Samuel Kipp was
lost at sea in going to Nova
Scotia, whither his wife refused to
accompany him.
When the book of Joshua
Hett…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
Henry, incorporating the New York State Medical association. PAGE TWO--EDITORIALS. Telegraph and Cable Lines. A writer in Ainslee's Magazine has collected many interesting facts about the telegraph and cable lines in the world, in the course of which…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
The men are thoroughly instructed in their work and Cortland people will soon know just what is the population of the new city. "The Missouri Girl" "The Missouri Girl" is booked for to-morrow night at the Opera House. One…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
Cortland is going to do her share this year toward building a bicycle path that will extend from Syracuse to Binghamton, and about the first work that the commissioners will do after repairing will be to extend the Little York…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…no
"doubt had the assistance of some Tories, on Bhore." [Pierre Van
Cortlandt and Zephaniah Piatt, Junr., to tJte Convention, '* Head quarters,
"Mouth of Croton, Augt. 2,1776.")
"Was the Bailey, at whose house the landing was thus made, the…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
Some Important Measures Which Have Received Governor's Signature. ALBANY. April 17.-- Governor Roosevelt has signed the following laws: Mr. Apgar, appropriating $50,344 for rebuilding and refinishing the buildings recently damaged by fire at Sing Sing prison. Mr. Fowler…
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…of starting a town he called Livingston's Landing in what is today Dobbs Ferry. Stephen A. Halsey, who owned a parcel of figure 31, left: George Cartwright, Survey of the Croton. 1833, ink on paper Courtesy The Archives, Warren…
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…Croton-on-Hudson’s Comprehensive Plan and Housing Needs Over the years, Croton-on-Hudson has had a long-standing commitment to creating new housing opportunities. In previous decades, new subdivisions were approved (Westwind, River Landing, Arrowcrest), new condominium complexes…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Nearly opposite is Gibraltar or
Caldwell's Landing, which marks the commencement
of the Highlands.
'* lly \voo*lo(i bluft" we stfal, by U'aiiin^ lawn ;
By palace, village, cot, a sweet siir|>ri3e
.\t every tm ii tlie vision…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
It is insinuated, not without some reason, that Kentucky would be better off if it would keep whisky out of its politics and that South Carolina would be better off if it would keep politics out of its whisky. Main…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
1 The fine old mansion still occupies its place, with few, if any, alterations, on the high grounds forming the southern bank of the Harlemriver, near One hundred and eixty-ninth-street, a little below the Highbridge of the Croton…
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, April 17, 1900: "SERGEANT MURDERED. First Bloodshed in Croton Landing Strike. SOLDIER SHOT BY ASSASSIN. Member of Mount Vernon Militia, While Relieving Guard, Suddenly Falls, Pierced With Bullet Fired By Unknown—Excitement Runs Wild Over Affair." Public-domain newspaper dispatch from Croton Landing covering the first death at Camp Roosevelt during the 1900 New Croton Dam strike — Sergeant Robert Douglass of the Eleventh Separate Company, New York National Guard, shot at 9:50 p.m. April 16, 1900. Transcribed verbatim by Jeff Paine at https://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2022/12/first-bloodshed-during-croton-dam.html
The sidepaths and the manner in which they are kept are of interest to every owner of a wheel. How many miles of new road are built in Cortland county this year and how well they are maintained depend entirely…
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…is a view of this bridge and the view under the arch shows the face of the quarry which is near the work ; the landing at the river is near by, giving a very rapid descent from the quarry. The…