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Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…An important village-site on the
west bank of Mosholu brook, near the
Van Cortlandt mansion in Van Cortlandt park. The title Keskeskick applied to the range of hills forming part
of Kingsbridge, Fordham, and University Heights, probably as far…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Pierre
Van Cortlandt in 1773. This must not be confounded
with the manor-house at Croton, to which reference
has already been made. A year after the building of
the Peekskill house, Van Cortlandt seems to have been
living in…
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.
Apart from the erection of this dwelling, and of mills for the
benefit of his existing and prospective tenants, Van Cortlandt acOn the 17th of
complished little in the way of developing his estate.
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Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
An important village-site on the
west bank of" Mosholu brook, near the
Van Cortlandt mansion in Van Cortlandt park. The title Keskeskick applied to the range of hills forming part
of Kingsbridge, Fordham, and University Heights, probably as far…
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 fifth son, Pierre Van Cortlandt, ultimately became the oldest
surviving representative of the Van Cortlandt family in America, and
the heir at law of the entail.
Upon the breaking out of the revolutionary war, Pierre Van Cortlandt
was appointed…
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.
…On one of the fly leaves is recorded the following, in the handwriting of Gen Pierre Van Cortlandt: -- " Pierre Van Cortlandt's ejus
Liber, March 1st, i739-40."a The Negro Plot, by the Recorder of New
York, entitled, "A…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Titian's Mistress, Heely ; Augustus van Cortlandt of
Yonkers, Jarvis ; Mrs. van Cortlandt, (a miniature) Leslie. The
views of the water from this place are of a beautiful description. Jn the immediate vicinity are located the residences of Mr. Daniel…
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the Manor. He was married to Joanna, daughter of Gilbert Livingston. Revolutionary War -- Van Cortlandt was visited by Rochambeau, Lafayette, the Duc de Lauzun, von Steuben, Baron de Kalb, Gen Philip Schuyler, and Washington and his aides.
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U.S. Trailheads Van Cortlandt Park , New York Croton Gorge Park , New York Use Hiking , Biking , Jogging Difficulty Easy Season Year round Sights Lyndhurst Hazards Poison ivy , uneven grades, rough or muddy trail surface, at-grade road intersections.
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York: Oxford University Press . ISBN 0-195-11634-8 . pp. 360, 362, 589 ^ "Van Cortlandt Park, Borough of the Bronx: Restoration Master Plan" (PDF) . New York City Parks Department , Storch Associates. 1986 . Retrieved January 8, 2017 . ^ A Trail
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.
…Thus Stephanus Van Cortlandt became the proprietor of nearly
the whole of Westchester County along the Hudson from Croton
Bay to the Highlands. In the interior his bounds, both at the north
and the south, ran due east twenty miles…
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.
In front of the Van Cortlandt Manor House was Croton Bay,
into which flowed the rushing waters of the Croton River. It is difficult for the last three generations of Americans to realize that the
marshes with their tall reeds…
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.
…Likewise a marble obelisk to the memory of Anne Van Cortlandt,
wife of Gen. Pierre Van Cortlandt:
"She is not dead, but sleepeth."
Also monuments to Stephen, Gilbert and Gertrude Van Cortlandt. To the west of the cemetery, at the…
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movie theatre, the Starlight, opened in Croton on South Riverside Avenue. (Closed 1972.) 1950s beginning a tradition of going to the " Dickies " and playing dare-devil around the cliffs. 1953 -- restoration of Van Cortlandt Manor by John D.
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Blaze is an annual pumpkin carving contest at Van Cortlandt Manor. [ 17 ] The Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery , Croton North Railroad Station , and St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex are listed on the National
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.
…that land for the purpose of a reservoir on Great George Street, owned by Augustus Van
Cortlandt and Erederick Van Cortlandt, of the Van Cortlandt family of our county, was purchased and works were built and put in
operation. 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.
…Van
Cortlandt succeeded Verplanck as member from Cortlandt Manor. Morris was a delegate for only one year. The de Lanceys and Wilkins were from Westchester Borough, Wilkins being assemblyman
during the four closing years (1772-75*.
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…The lands of Appa?nog/tpogh were originally granted to
Stephamus van Cortlandt in 1(383, by the Indian sachems Pewemind, Oskewans, and others, as mentioned in our description of
Somers, (fcc.
The principal aboriginal settlement in this part of…
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.
…Jacobus Yan Cortlandt, the ancestor of the Yonkers Van Cortlandts, also owned a large estate in the Town of Bedford, part of
which descended to Chief Justice John Jay and is still in the possession of the Jay family. Our…
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on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Declaration of Independence Pierre Van Cortlandt Published July 5, 2013 July 2, 2019
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Register of Historic Places . Van Cortlandt Manor is listed as a National Historic Landmark . [ 18 ] From the 1910s to the 1960s, Croton was a popular location for the summer homes of American communists, socialists and other radicals and many
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American Revolution dedicated the Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
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.
…He must have succeeded beyond question
for it is recorded in history that the public life of Stephanus Van Cortlandt was "undoubtedly the first brilliant career that any native of New
York ever ran." It is interesting to learn that…
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GEORGE & JOHN 1874 TALLCOTT, RICHARD D. 1874 U.S. BRICK & ENAMELLING CO. 1888 UNDERHILL & COMPANY 1874 UNDERHILL, WILLIAM 1888 - 1900 VAN CORTLANDT, P. 1874 CROTON ON HUDSON CUBA CLAY WORKING CO. 1897 KITCHAWAN BRICK CO. 1899 - 1900 SWAIN & CO. 1883
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for farming. 1814 -- death of Third Lord of the Manor, Pierre Van Cortlandt. 1829 -- death of Robert Underhill; his sons Dr. Richard and William inherited the land. Richard raised grapes, apples and roses on his 85 acres and William manufactured
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…Van Cortlandt contracted with the railroad for the right of way along her property on the Croton River. The Croton Valley Railroad would have crossed the river near Quaker Bridge. The 1898 Commissioners’ Report still has the project
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.
…William Nicoll, Oloff Van
Cortlandt and Philip Van Cortlandt, witnesses, who have subscribed their names
to ye within will and made oath upon ye holy Evangelists of Almighty God that
they saw ye within named ffrederick fflipse sign, scale and…
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.
…These lands including all his purchases upon both
sides of the Hudson River were granted and conr
firmed, to Stephanus van Cortlandt, June 17th, 1697,
by the Manor-Grant of the Manor of Cortlandt. Itg
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Richard Ingoldsby to Stephanus van Cortlandt, Nich Bayard, John Pell and
William Richardson, Lewis Morris, inventory. A true inventory of all and
singular the goods, chattels and credits of Coll. Lewis Morris, deceased,
appraised at the planlation, the day of…