It continued under the administrative care of the department of public parks until 1891, when the law creating a special department of public works for the 23d and 24th wards came into operation. Up to that time, and until 1895, there was no further annexation from our county to New York City, Westchester County still retaining the Township of Wrestchester. In 1874 occurred the incorporation of the Westchester County Historical Society. This organization has always maintained an active

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existence. Its annual meetings are held on the 28th of October, the anniversary of the battle of White Plains. In 187b two distinguished New Yorkers of Westchester County antecedents were candidates for president of the United States -- Samuel J. Til den and Peter Cooper. Mr. Tilden several years previously had become a resident of Yonkers by purchasing from Mr. John T. Waring the magnificent Greystone estate. This continued to be his country home for the remainder of his life, aud he died there on the 4th of August, 1880. One of his last public appearance's was on the occasion of the dedication of the new monument to the captors of Andre at Tarry town, September 23, 1880. He was the presiding officer. His Greystone estate is now the property of Mr. Samuel Unterinyer, the prominent .dt^SSR^fc. New York lawyer. Westchester JP" County gave Mr. Tilden, at the elecw~ tiou of 1870, 12,050 votes, a majority ^0 igj of 2,17b over Mr. Hayes, his principal I^ opponent. ( 3&^ Peter Cooper, in his boyhood, lived in Peekskill, where his father ducted a small beer brewery.