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Deep dives into Croton-on-Hudson history, cross-referenced from primary source documents and fact-checked against the archive.

The Cannon Shot That Saved America

*How a band of Croton locals forced the HMS Vulture downstream — and accidentally exposed Benedict Arnold's treason* On the evening of September 21, 1780, the British sloop-of-war HMS Vulture rode at anchor in the Hudson River just below Teller's Point — the southernmost tip of…

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The Fifteen-Year Revenge

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Chief Nimham's Last Stand

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The Grape King's Secret: How an 1865 Wine Bore a 7,000-Year-Old Name

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Little Italy on the Croton: The Hidden World of the Dam Workers

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The Westchester Tea Party: Thirty Women on Horseback

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Slavery at the Patriots' Manor

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The Other Harmon: From $3,000 Land Scheme to Harlem Renaissance Patron

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Croton Point's Five Lives: From Kitchawank Fortress to County Park

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Prohibition's Wild Croton: Rum Planes, Submarines, and Undercover Fiddlers

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