664 passages in 664 source items for “The Fifteen-Year Revenge”

…The war began after a 15-year revenge killing and included the Pavonia Massacre. Date: 1914 (depicting 1643-1645 events) Type: illustration Subjects: village, palisade, houses, people, trees Source: Wikimedia Commons License: Public domain

…The map documents roads, buildings, and fifteen numbered points of historic interest. Hall was a journalist and preservation advocate involved with several organizations during the early 1900s. He championed the "City Beautiful movement" and worked to preserve New York's…

…A separate piano composition celebrating the Croton water celebration, registered with the U.S. District court the same year as Henry F. Williams's better-known waltz of the same name. Date: 1844 Location: Originally published 1844 Source: Library of…

…At its peak, the Croton Point vineyard produced up to 20,000 gallons per year. Date: 1908 Type: photographic plate Subjects: grapes, vine leaf, stem Source: Wikimedia Commons / The Grapes of New York License: Public domain

…At 1,450 feet long and 114 feet above the water, it was an engineering marvel. The print captures the bridge just one year after its opening in 1848. From the Eno Collection. Date: 1849 Location: Harlem River, New York…

Croton's 120th Anniversary Today marks a significant milestone for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, celebrating 120 years since its official incorporation on February 12, 1898. According to the Manual of Westchester County published that same year, the incorporation…

…According to an 1874 New-York Daily Tribune article, the camp meeting was founded over 40 years prior to provide "a short season of out-door worship during the sultriest portion of the year." The institution began informally when Wesley…

…According to an 1874 New-York Daily Tribune article, the camp meeting was founded over 40 years prior to provide "a short season of out-door worship during the sultriest portion of the year." The institution began informally when Wesley…

…According to an 1874 New-York Daily Tribune article, the camp meeting was founded over 40 years prior to provide "a short season of out-door worship during the sultriest portion of the year." The institution began informally when Wesley…

…Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture. The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway…

…Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture. The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway…

…Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture. The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway…

…Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture. The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway…

…Each image bears a handwritten inscription on its reverse side and carries a stamp indicating the month and year of capture. The collection includes several compelling winter scenes. One photograph shows the main dam structure, while another captures the spillway…

The Season of the Vintage The Season of the Vintage This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…

The Season of the Vintage The Season of the Vintage This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…

The Season of the Vintage The Season of the Vintage This article presents a letter originally published in the October 23, 1862 issue of the New York Times describing the Croton Point vineyards near the Hudson River in New York…

The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The Westchester County Historical Society acquired a significant historical artifact—a Bible bearing the bookplate of Abraham I. Underhill, one of three brothers who established a flour mill…

The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The Westchester County Historical Society acquired a significant historical artifact—a Bible bearing the bookplate of Abraham I. Underhill, one of three brothers who established a flour mill…

The Mystery of the Rum Plane On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known…

The Mystery of the Rum Plane On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known…

The Mystery of the Rum Plane On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known…

The Mystery of the Rum Plane On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known…

The Mystery of the Rum Plane On May 15, 1922, a Curtis biplane crashed on a farm near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, carrying a cargo of illegal liquor during the Prohibition era. The incident has come to be known…

The Hudson Highlands, Source of the Croton — Harper's (1860) Engraving showing the Hudson Highlands near the source of the Croton River. From Harper's, December 1860. The Croton River rises in Putnam County and flows through the highlands before…

The Mystery of the Lost High Bridge Watch The Mystery of the Lost High Bridge Watch On January 17, 1883, the Troy Daily Times published a lost-and-found advertisement for a small gold English watch engraved with an image…

The Mystery of the Lost High Bridge Watch The Mystery of the Lost High Bridge Watch On January 17, 1883, the Troy Daily Times published a lost-and-found advertisement for a small gold English watch engraved with an image…

Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911 Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911 During the summer of 1911, a heavy truck's rear wheels broke through the wooden planks of the Van Cortlandt Bridge, which crossed the Croton River…

Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911 Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911 During the summer of 1911, a heavy truck's rear wheels broke through the wooden planks of the Van Cortlandt Bridge, which crossed the Croton River…

The Mystery of the Devil's Footprints The Mystery of the Devil's Footprints This article explores a local legend about mysterious footprints in rock formations near Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The story centers on Hessian Hill, where Alfred…