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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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lowest point of the foundation 131 feet below the bed of the Croton River, ground level to top of dam 166 feet, total height 297 feet, thickness of the base 206 feet, thickness at the top 18 feet, and width…
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
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Westchester County Archives, Park Commission Collection
Boy Scouts 1924A
Photograph of Boy Scout activities at Croton Point (1924). From the Westchester County Park Commission Photograph Collection.
Date: 1924
Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Type: photograph
Subjects: tents, Boy Scouts, camping, trees, hills
Source: Westchester County Archives…
Westchester County Archives Digital Collections (p17286coll1)
…Verplanck/Croton Point, NY
Type: map
Subjects: maps, North Salem NY, Croton Falls, Purdy Station, Salem Centre
Source: Westchester County Archives Digital Collections (p17286coll1)
License: Public domain
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.
…From it the eye may take in, at a glance, Croton Bay (the
Kitchtawan of the Indians so-called on account of the abundance of
wild-fowl that frequented it), over which stretches the Hudson River
Railway. Croton Point, so…
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.
…south of Veq^lanck's
Point, including Senasqua neck, (Teller's Point,) and the small island of
Oscawana.
The Indian villages in their order were, first, Kitchawonk, situated
near the mouth of the Croton, so-called from the original name…
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.
…Kitchawan, lying south of Verplanck's Point, including Senasquaneck,
(Teller's Point,) and the small island of Oscawana.
The Indian villages in their order were, first, Kitchawonk, situated near the mouth of the Croton, so called from the original
name…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…It is an equivalent of A^c^vds (Len.), "promontory." (See Nyackon-the-Hudson.)
Nannakans, given as the name of a clan residing on Croton
River, is an equivalent of N'arragans (s foreign plural), meaning
" People of the point…
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…The bridge they constructed—actually two bridges, connected by a long causeway—shows up in maps in the 1860s, going from the Ossining side of the river to a point just west of Van Cortlandt Manor. 5 Like all bridges…
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man in the naval aviator’s uniform and why did George McCall not mention him in his account of the crash? Learn more about Croton in the Prohibition era: Rum-running Submarines off Croton Point? The Motorist’s Playground Oscar…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
It is an equivalent of A^c^vds (Len.), "promontory." (See Nyackon-the-Hudson.)
Nannakans, given as the name of a clan residing on Croton
River, is an equivalent of N'arragans (s foreign plural), meaning
" People of the point…
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River shows that at one point there was a drawbridge on the southern end of the Van Cortlandt bridge. The area in the river on the right marked with dotted lines was a channel for ships. Here are other posts…
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.
…Wendell Hogue and Veronica Gilbert Agne The Beginning For hundreds of years , no one knows how long , the Kitchewan In- dians lived in what is now Croton- on - Hudson . Arrowheads and various implements which have been found on Croton Point…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
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…There are charcoal dates from Wicker's Creek and Croton Point #2 (5900 ± 200 rcy) that also fall into this time period. Paired charcoal and shell dates 4500 to 5000 years old are in agreement from the Piping Rock, Croton…
Various (1971)
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[Various (1971)] But the pressure was relieved by numerous and frequently unexpected moments of humor. Working for and with Bill Ritchie was a memorable experience, and indeed as one summer field assistant put it, Bill was quite literally the most…
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Portrait of Benedict Arnold
Engraving of Benedict Arnold, the American general who conspired to surrender West Point to the British. His treason was exposed when the HMS Vulture was driven from Croton Point by militia cannon fire.
Date: 18th century…
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Green farm,” which suggests that Underhill also owned land along Mount Green Road in Croton. 1 “Croton Point, where Dr. Underhill has . . . been engaged in the formation of one of the largest vineyards in this country . . . to see how well…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/07/14/you-need-not-go-to-the-rhine-to-see-vineyards/
You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards
You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards
In September 1859, The Gardener's Monthly published an account of a visit to Croton Point, describing Dr. Underhill's…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Two of these significant habitat areas are located along Croton-on-Hudson’s shoreline: Croton River and Bay, south of Croton Point Park, and Haverstraw Bay (which includes Senasqua Cove) north of Croton Point Park. Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitats…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…South Riverside Avenue, south of Croton Point Avenue (County Road 305) 12. Croton Point Avenue (County Road 74) Local Streets are roads which provide direct access to the properties along them. All streets in the Village that are not classified…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/07/14/you-need-not-go-to-the-rhine-to-see-vineyards/
You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards
You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards
In September 1859, The Gardener's Monthly published an account of a visit to Croton Point, describing Dr. Underhill's…
Various (1971)
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…1962 A Beginning in Chronology for the Croton River Area. Pennsylvania Archaeologist, Vol. XXXII, Nos. 3-4, pp. 138-156. Gettysburg. __________ 1967 The Taconic Tradition and the Coe Axiom. The Bulletin, New York State Archeological Association, No. 39, pp. 6…
croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt
30 97 Croton Point Sanitary Landfill Railroad 1 Landfill, NYSDEC Site #360001 Post Closure Monitoring and Sampling Report, Table 2(SRF-3A): Surface Water SRF-3A: SRF-3A: Constituent: DL…
Various (1971)
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…Still lower down river in Westchester County, radiocarbon dates of similar magnitude were secured on charcoal from the bottom level of a midden at Croton Point, 3900 B.C. ± 200 years (X-1315) (Brennan 1962), and on oyster shell from…
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end of this ad—published the same year as the Gardener’s Monthly article—Apple-Qunice was another fruit grown on Croton Point. A little farther up the Point are the deer-park and fish-pond. In the former are…
Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)
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[Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)] 18, Los Angeles 42,
Various (1971)
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[Various (1971)] 1958 MacNeish, R. 1952 The Late Prehistoric Occupation in Southwestern New York: An Interpretive Analysis. Researches and Transactions, New York State Archaeological Association, Vol. 14, No. 1, Albany. Iroquois Pottery Types - A Technique for the Study of Iroquois…
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.
…Underbill's residence is conjectured to have originally formed the bed of the Croton River,
from the fact that trunks of trees have been discovered four or
five feet beneath its muddy sediment.
The southern declivities of the Point towards…
croton_point_sampling_2021_raw.txt
Croton Point Sanitary Landfill Railroad 1 Landfill, NYSDEC Site #360001 Post Closure Monitoring and Sampling Report, Table 1(RFW-12D): Groundwater Constituent: Sampling Period: Sampling Date: DL/LOQ Units RFW-12D RFW-12D RFW-12D 2018 2020 2021 11/14…