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The Story of Croton

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. 302 words

In accordance with this belief, services were held in the church on June 21 to commemorate its one hundred and fifty-second anniversary. Isaac Van Wart, one of the three captors of Major John Andre, was a founder of the church which has changed its denomination three times, being first Congregational, then Presbyterian and finally from 1850 on, Dutch Reformed. Until the incorporation of Elmsford as a village twenty-five years ago, it was known as the Greenburgh Reformed Church. The simple, white shingled, church building, said to have been erected in 1792, stands on South Central Avenue.

MAMARONECK HISTORICAL PILGRIMAGE The spring meeting of the Old Town of Mamaroneck Historical Society, held on June 8, was devoted largely to the memory of Peter Jay Munro, a nephew of John Jay, the first Supreme Court Justice of the United States. Peter Jay Munro, who spent part of his life in Larchmont, was a lawyer, practicing for a time in Bedford and later in New York City where he was connected with the law firm of Aaron Burr. He was a charter member of the Merchant's Bank of New York and represented Westchester County in the State Assembly during 1814 and 1815. Preliminary to a pilgrimage touching on points associated with Peter Jay Munro in the general vicinity of Mamaroneck, members of the society and guests met at the Mamaroneck Free Library to hear several talks. Mr. Charles M. Baxter, Junior, president of the Society, and Supervisor Bert McCollock welcomed the group. Mr. Charles M. Baxter, Senior, gave a reminiscent address. Two prize-winning Swope contest essays were read, one by Miss Gloria Rothenburg on Peter Jay Munro, and the other by Mr. Milton Prighoff on Mamaroneck and Larchmont cemeteries. Mr. William G. Fulcher, general chairman for the day, discussed the pilgrimage route and the places