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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.
…Gertrude Schuyler Van Cortlandt, his widow, lived for twentythree years after her husband died. The great Manor of Cortlandt
remained intact until 1730, seven years after her death. Then the
eldest son, Johannes, died as had his brother Oliver before…
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Abraham I. Underhill, one of the three Underhill brothers who started the flour mill on the Croton River. Today the organization purchased something that may prove to be more significant—a 22-page notebook kept by surveyor George W. Cartwright…
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gauged the entire Croton River and his data—particularly his calculation that twenty million gallons of water a day flowed in the river near Pines Bridge—was later used in planning the Croton Aqueduct. 2 The Westchester County Clerk Historical…
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hope to have additional details about this exciting discovery soon. In the meantime, if you missed our previous posts about the Underhill bible, click the links below. Underhill Bible—on eBay! The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The notes begin…
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the Van Cortlandt Manor house. 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…
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The first page of Cartwright’s notebook. For the second time in a month we are pleased to have helped the Westchester County Historical Society acquire an important piece of Croton-related history. Last month WCHS purchased an 1804 bible…
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collection has several by Cartwright maps online, including this map showing downtown Sing Sing in 1835. Pages recording the survey of the creeks in the marsh on Croton Point—now the capped Westchester County dump. Click the image to enlarge…
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…When he gets to Croton he makes “a call” at Van Cortlandt Manor—“one of the pleasantest incidents of my journey”—and enjoys the hospitality of James Stevenson Van Cortlandt, his widowed
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least 1871 the long bridge on the Ossining side was a drawbridge, to allow boats to sail up the lower Croton River. ↩︎ For information about and images of American Locomotive Company trucks from 1909-1913 see here and here . ↩︎ See…
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.
…In the year 1734 we find Philip Verplanck, of Cortlandt's Manor, and
Gertrude his wife only daughter and heiress of Johannes Van Cortlandt,
the eldest son and heir of Colonel Stephanus Van Cortlandt, late of the
city of New…
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Long Session Transact a Lot of Important County Business,” New Rochelle Pioneer , August 12, 1911, page 3, here . ↩︎ Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook…
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.
…James Stevenson van Cortlandt, and two daughters,
Catharine, the wife of the Rev. John Rutherfurd
Mathews, and Miss Anne Stevenson van Cortlandt. The Manor House and adjoining estate is still the
home of Col.
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.
…Steven Van Cortlandt, (Courland, or Dukes of Courland), who-- Catharine, nat. 1566,
served with distinction in the military Rervice of the United Provinces. I died at Cortlandt,
in 1609; ob at Cortlandt, South Holland. South Holland.
Right Hon. Oloff stevensen…
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Dyckman, the local woman he would marry six years later. Miss Dyckman lived just north of Croton in Oscawana and she was related to the Dyckmans who once owned the magnificent Boscobel estate. (For those who don’t know this…
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.
…Cortlandt and premises, with all their and every of their royalties and appurtenances unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the
sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Stephanus Van
Cortlandt…
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.
…The " Yonkers branch " of the Van Cortlandts, founded by the New
York merchant, Jacobus Van Cortlandt (a younger son of Oloff Stevense Van Cortlandt), who married Eva, stepdaughter of the first Frederick Philipse, was throughout the colonial era a nourishing…
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if you’ve never been it’s a great trip for all ages. See details here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in…
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Ossining Historical Society. According to OHS president Norm MacDonald, the occupants of the truck can be seen on the left—David Miller (who appears to be looking at the person who took the photo) and with her back to us…
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had a long history, dating back to 1860 when the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County was authorized “to construct a bridge at or near the mouth of Croton river.” Like all bridges on the Croton River during the 19th…
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such heavy loads. The truck shown in the photo appears to be a 2- to 3-ton model built by the American Locomotive Company of Providence, Rhode Island. The company manufactured one of the highest quality trucks during the period…
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It’s not surprising that such a heavy truck would break through weathered wooden planks of a bridge built for lighter vehicles. Detail showing David Miller and Aimee Marie Dyckman on the left and the repair crew using a fulcrum…
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Peter's Church , and Van Cortlandtville School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places [ 7 ] Verplanck – a hamlet in the Town of Cortlandt Woodybrook– a neighborhood References [ edit ] New York (state) portal ^ "Town Profile - Town of
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.
…Cortlandt and premises, with all their and every of their royalties and appurtenances unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the
sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Stephanus Van
Cortlandt…
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.
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October 2, 1837 and the last entry is dated October 1, 1838. ↩ See Water for Gotham: A History by Gerard T. Koeppe, page 151. ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in…
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the rear tire of the 2- to 3-ton vehicle. By the end of the summer of 1911 the Westchester County Board of Supervisors took action to fix the bridge and noted two incidents—one doubtlessly recorded by this photograph…
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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…Frederick Philipse, who sold it to his son-in-law
Jacobus van Cortlandt, AD. 1699. Since then, it has been considerably enlarged by other purchases. ■ The whole eight hundred atul fifty
acres is now vested in his descendant, Augustus van…