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…Williams had a perfect recollection of Washington, when he was quartered with the army near Verplanck’s Point. On one
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…Underhill shrewdly planted huge fields of watermelons and had a fleet of cargo sloops (the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is a replica of these) waiting off the point for the crop to ripen. The melons were in great
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nearby Indian Point nuclear power plant. Rather than get stuck in gridlock traffic, I told my kids we should all meet in the wine cellars thoughtfully provided for us by our family. Fortunately, we did not have to do this…
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…Visitors from far and near were attracted to the Point houses, as traditions and letters bear ample testimony. Among the many
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…His brother Richard T was a New York City doctor and afterward owned the End of the Point, and never married William A. inherited [under what terms I never
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[Various (1971)] The Bulletin Number 52 July 1971 CONTENTS The Archaic Revisited, A Preface L.A.B 1 The Archaic in New York William A. Ritchie 2 William A. Ritchie: A Valediction Robert E. Funk 13
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Crowd Beach 1929
Photograph of Croton Point beach (1929). From the Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection.
Date: 1929
Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Type: photograph
Subjects: beach, swimmers, trees, fence
Source: Westchester County Archives, Park Commission Collection
License: Public…
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…Brickmaking was still a major industry in the village and the construction of New Croton Dam, which began in 1892, had finally reached the point where the Croton River had been diverted around the construction
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…Commissioners reported in favour of its use, though far away; and in May, 1837, the construction of an aqueduct from a point six miles from its mouth to the
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…From no point on the Hudson can be seen, at a glance, such a cluster of historic localities, as from this eminence. Here Washington was encamped in 1782, and made this pinnacle his chief observatory. At one sweep
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…It was called Teller’s Point until within a few years, when the name of Croton was given to it. Near its extremity, within a pleasant embowered
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…They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller’s Point. We visited one of the twin sisters at Croton, Mrs. Miriam Williams. Her memory of long-past events seemed very faithful, but the mind of her sister had almost
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…On September 21, 1780, Peterson, along with Moses Sherwood, brought a cannon from Fort Lafayette at Verplanck’s Point to Croton Point. There they fired on the British frigate “Vulture” which was waiting to pick up Major John André, who…
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…The painting captures recognizable Croton area features, including the Croton River emptying into the Hudson, Croton Point in the distance, and Van Cortlandt Manor visible among trees along the roadside. Th
Date: Various
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Crowds Beach 1924
Photograph of Croton Point beach (1924). From the Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection.
Date: 1924
Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Type: photograph
Subjects: beach, swimmers, boats, shore, forest
Source: Westchester County Archives, Park Commission Collection
License…
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…The Point was owned by himself and brother, both of whom had extensive vineyards and
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…In that bay, under the shelter of Croton Point, Hendrick Hudson anchored the Half Moon, on the evening of the first of October, 1609; and such a resort were these waters for canvas back ducks and other water
Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
The Iron Horse The first great change in the quiet rural life of Croton ( called Collabergh Landing when the Point was Teller's Point ) came with the advent of the steam engine in 1849 . Men employed by the New York…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…More than a
hundred years ago, the sprawling little village was designated as Collabergh Landing, but when Teller's Point was christened Croton Point,
the natives made it unanimous by changing Collabergh to Croton
Landing. Sloops and barges lay at…
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The Season of the Vintage
The Season of the Vintage
This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…During the winter season vast flocks of coot and black
duck frequent the shores of the Croton and Haverstraw Bays.
There are numerous Revolutionary incidents connected with
Croton or Teller's Point deserving of notice. It was off the western…
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Crowds Beach 1926B
Photograph of Croton Point beach (1926). From the Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection.
Date: 1926
Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Type: photograph
Subjects: beach, people, trees, clouds, Hudson River
Source: Westchester County Archives, Park Commission Collection…
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Verplanck's Point. On one occasion, she said, he dismounted in front of her father's house, and asked for some food. As he entered, the twins were standing near the door. Placing his hands upon their heads, he said…
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…The peninsula extends into the Hudson river for an estimated 2 n/iles and separates Haverstraw Bay from Croton Bay. The Point has a totalarea of approximately 500 acres. The landfill complex occupies approxilately 142 acres on the Croton Point…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/10/29/the-season-of-the-vintage/
The Season of the Vintage
The Season of the Vintage
This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/10/29/the-season-of-the-vintage/
The Season of the Vintage
The Season of the Vintage
This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2017/10/05/view-of-the-hudson-from-hortons-road-near-croton/
…The painting captures recognizable Croton area features, including the Croton River emptying into the Hudson, Croton Point in the distance, and Van Cortlandt Manor visible among trees along the roadside. Th
Date: Various
Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2017…
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[Various (1971)] However, no one can read this book without seeing prehistoric America as alive, colorful, dynamic, and fruitful. There are new ideas and critical analysis of old ones that merit reading. Don W. Dragoo Carnegie Museum
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…DeLaney, King's College 11:10 "Implication of Two Carbon 14 Dates from Montrose Point" Louis A. Brennan, Metropolitan Chapter 11:40 "A Radiocarbon Date for Otter Creek and Related Points" Robert Funk, Van Epps-Hartley Chapter 12:00 Noon…
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[Various (1971)] In that same year he published a synopsis of his thesis in American Antiquity, entitled "A Perspective of Northeastern Archaeology." In this article he set forth the fundamental cultural framework, which was to influence profoundly all