In Memoriam HEIR COSTLY SACRIFICE on the altar of Freedom ' was not in vain . The world has found new hope in their love of God and service to Country . WORLD WAR I Frederick Cook Charles H. Fox Phillip V. C. Warren Joseph Quatrocchi WORLD WAR II Warren Ackerman Frank Aschman Peter N. Beet Charles W. Briggs Sheldon P. Coons Harold Eklof Santi J. Fiaminghi Irving Gerstein John V. Hughes Charles R. …

VILLAGE OF CROTON - ON - HUDSON NEW YORK Mayor Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Treasurer ALBERT ROZELL F. EARL LEACH FORDYCE E. EDWARDS FRED B. DORNER MILLARD K. BEYER FRANK FINNERTY Clerk Village Attorney Chief of Police Police Justice Water Works Supt . Recreation Director Supt . of Public Works Building Inspector Assessor Assessor Assessor JOSEPH A. ZERELLO CARL R. D'ALVIA GEORGE DOBBS , JR . J…

He discovered New York Bay and sailed his boat some distance up the river in 1524. * For some years after this French navigators sailed up the river to trade with the Indians , and while history does not record where they stopped , one naturally concludes that they could hardly have avoided stopping at Croton Point . They did not settle here , however , as did the Dutch and English later . The Adv…

" The colored glass portrayal of the " Half - Moon " on the entrance to the Pierre Van Cortlandt Ele- Encyclopedia Brittanica , Vol . 23 , 1945 : p . 90B . ** Alvin McCaslin Higgins , The Story of Croton , Quarterly Bulletin , Westches- ter County Historical Society , Vol . 16 , No. 3 , July 1940 , pp . 55-57 . mentary School commemorates this event . The point of land which we call Croton Point w…

For some years he , along with other Dutch settlers , had resided in this area . Upon the death of Stephanus , his eldest surviving son , Philip , became the head of the Manor House . Philip had four sons , Stephen , Abram , John , and Pierre . He died in 1747 PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT having devised the Manor House to his son Pierre . Pierre , the grandson of Stephanus , the most outstanding of all th…

Philip dis- tinguished himself as a General in the Revolutionary War and mem- ber of Congress for sixteen years . General Philip Van Cortlandt died on November 2 , 1831 , and his son Pierre , grandson of the first Pierre came into possession of the Manor . Pierre resided here until his death in 1884. Pierre's widow Catherine Beck Van Cortlandt next occupied the Manor with her children Cath- erine …

The British warship " Vulture " an- chored above Teller's ( now Croton ) Point , in plain view of this little hamlet . While the warship awaited Andre's arrival from New York ( he had come to Dobbs Ferry by horse and was being rowed up the Hudson to the ship ) , a barge load of sailors from the Vulture rowed over to the Croton shore to reconnoitre , to as- certain whether it was in the hands of th…

As they worked , they espied the British war- ship's boat being rowed toward the Croton shore . All day long the Cro- * Croton Journal , August 31 , 1906 ton neighbors had discussed the strange ship at anchor above Tel- ler's Point , knowing that it was a ship of His Majesty's Navy . Moses and John dropped their cider making , grabbed their muskets and powder horns , and ran down into the tangled …

It was almost daylight before the horses deposited the cannon where it could be dragged into position under cover of the underbrush and thickly wooded peninsula . As soon as the " Vulture " could be sighted off shore in the semi - darkiness before dawn , a flash and a roar startled the British marines from their slumber . The first shot of the can- non splintered a spar on the war- ship . Major An…

The property was originally owned by the Verplanck family , and by them was sold to Richard Bradford who , in turn , sold it to John Conklin . On November 11 , 1797 the Society of Friends purchased the property from John Conklin for a meeting house and burial ground . The pur- chase price was " twenty - two pounds , ten shillings " , lawful money of the State of New York . ( approximately $ 112.50…

Tate , Rachel Williams and Catherine Ackerly . Many of the descendants of these people reside in Croton - on - Hudson and vicinity today . Some time after 1903 the Meeting House was razed and the bodies interred in the Quaker Burying Ground were re- moved to other cemeteries . This Page Donated By ALFRED BLAZER , M.D. QUAKER MEETING HOUSE Early Industry The earliest settlers in the ham- let were t…

The Iron Horse The first great change in the quiet rural life of Croton ( called Collabergh Landing when the Point was Teller's Point ) came with the advent of the steam engine in 1849 . Men employed by the New York Central Railroad Company made their homes in Croton . Transporta- tion facilties made it possible for people to work in New York and reside in a small rural community . Soon the railro…

Their chil- dren and grandchildren are num- erous in the village today . Annexation of Harmon The real estate development com- pany of Wood , Harmon and Com- pany purchased the farm which constituted the area known as Har- mon and laid it out in streets and lots in 1907. Lots were sold between 1907 and 1909 , and in 1909 a few houses were built . Wood , Harmon and Company maintained the streets , …

In November and December , 1929 , petitions were signed by over 70 per cent of voters to annex Harmon and Mt. Airy , another section to the northeast and adjoining Croton- on - Hudson , as well as a small rural section to the north which was known as Oscawana . The proposi- tion was favorably carried by a public referendum held on June 25 , 1930 , and the annexation became effective July 1 , 1930.…

The personnel of the Village of- fice consists of a Treasurer , a Clerk and a Junior Clerk . The Water Department is com- posed of the Water Superintendent and three assistants . A Chief , Lieutenant and six Pa- trolmen make up the Police De- partment . Elected by the people at the reg- ular village election , the Police Jus- tice serves a four - year term . The Pubic Works Department consists of …

Their names are inscribed with the dead of World War II on the memorial erected by the Village and dedicated on Memorial Day 1948. The inscription reads " Let us live for those who have fallen that in our lives they may be resur- rected . " World War II On Sunday afternoon , December 7 , 1941 , the radios blasted forth the announcement that Japan had at- tacked us at Pearl Harbor . War was declare…

Jules Fisher represented the village on the Draft Board for the duration of the war . They carried on until Japan surrendered in August 1945. Soon thereafter our men and women in the armed forces came home - but not all of them . Some had " given their all " and were buried in many parts of the world and at sea . Those who died in the service from our Village were Warren Ackerman , Frank G. Asch- …

Anderson 1918 1919 1920 1921-1923 1924-1927 of 1927-1929 1929-1935 1935-1936 1937-1939 A Custodian and Assistant Cus- todian assume the responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Municipal Building . 1898 Presidents and Mayors Of Our Village PRESIDENTS ... Charles E. Grattan George W. Baker Charles E. Anderson Ezra C. Ferris Charles E. Anderson Fred L. Fox Hector W. Thomas MAYORS Arthur …

The Chairman at present is Ralph Bickford . Croton Swimming Association Starting with 216 members , in July 1938 , the Croton Swimming Association has increased its mem- bership to 415. The Association supervises and operates such pools and adjacent grounds as may be assigned to it by the Village Board or Youth Activities Committee , or both . The first year the Black Rock pools were used , much o…

The building was restored to its original likeness by the Trustees of Bethel Cemetery and re - dedicated June 22 , 1936 . St. Augustine's Episcopal Church As early as 1851 there was an Episcopal Mission in Croton . In 1853 the Rev. Augustus V. Clarkson became Minister in charge of a congregation which held services in the Public School - now Noah Clinton residence . the In January 1855 a plot of g…

Gerardus Beekman is the Rector today . Holy Name of Mary Church The first Croton parish of the Holy Name of Mary was establish- ed in 1874 with Ossining Clergy in attendance . Mass was celebrated once a month in the White resi- dence on Mt. Airy Road and later in the Trainor building on Riverside Avenue . on Finally a church was built Church Street with the Rev. Patrick McGovern the first resident…

Keil ; Trustees are Eugene Barton , Edward Briggs , Victor Grant , Lester Maylath , Alva New- comer , Charles Tubbs , F. William Schnell , Sarkiss Sarkissian and Al- bert Swanson . Its membership at the present time is 300 . First Church of Christ Scientist First Church of Christ , Scientist , Harmon , was organized and a church building erected on Young Avenue , Harmon , in 1926 , at which time t…