use of Croton Point began about 1900 when Judge Decker of Croton leased the beach area and began the Croton Point Club. Summer bungalows were built and in 1923 the “Croton Point Park” was open featuring dancing, swimming, and other…

…Croton Point is jutting out into the river and the Palisades can be seen in the distance. William Hart came from a family of artists. His sister, Julia Hart Beers, painted a very similar view of Croton Point. Although the…

An Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of American Grape Vines , published in 1883: Croton. Hybrid cross between Delaware and Chasselas de Fontainbleau, originated by . . . Underhill, of Croton Point, N. Y.; bore its first fruit in 1865. In 1868 and

Croton Point. The group held an option to purchase the land in 1917 and published an article in the first issue of their bulletin, likely written by Hall, that detailed the historic importance of the Point. "The Trustees of the…

…This fascinating map of "Teller's Point or Croton Point" was drawn by Edward Hagaman Hall for an article published in the March, 1898 issue of the magazine The Spirit of

these cuts the Point almost in two. At half tide, by portaging a couple of hundred feet, one can pass through the Point down to the mouth of the Croton River without going outside into the Hudson." This detail is…

As summer comes to a close, let’s take a look at this nice postcard of swimming at Croton Point, circa 1915. The card was published for “W.H. Noll, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.” by Commercialchrome, a printer located…

Historic Preservation Society hope that the project for a public park on Croton Point . . . will receive the public support which it deserves." 1 Explanation of Map Place whence Peterson and Sherwood fired on the boat . . . the Vulture , September

These photos are from the 1924 Report of the Westchester County Park Commission, published a year after the county acquired the land. The history of recreational use of Croton Point is described on the Westchester.gov website : Organized recreational

unusual books in a variety of fields, is offering this map for sale on their website and they were kind enough to provide this image of the Croton Point section. Their detailed catalog description says these “were working river charts…

Detail of the Hudson Highlands from a 1775 map, showing Croton Point when it was called “Enock Pt.” From A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, with the…

This detailed Civil War period map of Croton Point is but a small detail of a magnificent 4 sheet, hand-colored map of the Hudson River, produced by the United States Coast Survey from 1861 to 1865. Kaaterskill Books, which…

Smugglers, Bootleggers and Scofflaws: Prohibition and New York City by Ellen NicKenzie Lawson, contains an amazing 1924 aerial photo, purporting to show rum-smuggling submarines in the Hudson River near Croton Point. The photo appears in the chapter

Photo of a woman and four girls posing while dancing on a lawn at the southern tip of Croton Point Park. The photograph was taken by Westchester resident John Gass, whose collection of over 1,000 images of Westchester’s…

An aerial photograph, taken by a Manhattan map-making firm June 11, 1924, near Croton Point, purports to document two submarines (possibly rumrunners), each about 250 feet long and 600 feet apart, below the surface. A recently published book,

A wood engraving of Croton Point and the west bank of the Hudson River from Art Journal, 1875 . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook…

On July 2, 1923 the Westchester Board of Supervisors purchased Croton Point and opened a limited area to the public. One of the plans for the land was to create a second amusement park, similar to Playland, which opened in…

…Clarke , shows what the amusement park at Croton Point would have looked like. The top of the drawing is the Hudson River and the large circular building in the center is where the main parking lot is

paddle takes one across the river to catch a train, mail a letter, receive or send telegrams." One of the places featured was Croton Point, "on the New York side of the river about thirty miles from the city." What…

…Underhill, Croton Point, N.Y. from Concord and Black Prince. Seed was planted in 1863 and the vine

…The map detail below gives a good idea what the marsh was like. "Croton Point [is] separated by a wide and shallow

…Camping is restricted to the shores of Croton Bay, but well-behaved visitors may roam over the Point at will. A network of creeks enters the southern side and one of

…Here’s a nice postcard of the view looking northwest over the rooftops of Ossining to Croton Point and Haverstraw. The card is postmarked from Ossining, January 18, 1905. This is what’s called an “undivided back”

suggested submarines were thirty miles up the Hudson River near Croton Point. (German submarines were kept out of the river during World War I by a steel net strung low across the bottom of the Narrows.) The photo purported to…

…There is fairly good fishing off the northwest end of the Point. Table supplies may be had from Croton Landing, and the camper who desires to run to town every other day can be paddled or rowed across in half…

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…Hudson River North to Croton Point circa 1850s Oil on canvas, 60x 46 inches framed Ossining Historical Society Museum Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on

…Squaw Point. Directly opposite, on the western bank, André landed from the Vulture and first met Arnold. Picnic Point, where Enoch

Julie Hart Beers Hudson River at Croton Point , 1869 Oil on canvas Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share…

bay from Croton Landing, a station on the New York Central Railroad. This Horseshoe Beach of fine sand is an ideal bathing spot. The river itself and Croton Bay make ideal sailing waters. The breezes coming across Haverstraw Bay are…