List of New York State Historic Markers in Westchester County, New York facts for kids
This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Westchester, New York.
Listings county-wide
| Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Camp Smith (New York) |  |
1957 | US 6-202, So. Bear Mt. Bridge | Cortlandt | Camp Smith. New York National Guard Training Camp Established 1882. Contains 1900 Acres. Named For Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York |
| 4 | Crompound Road | US 202, E. of Peekskill, Clinton Ave. & Crompound Rd. | Cortlandt | Main Road from Yorktown to Peekskill In Colonial Days And During The Revolution | ||
| 5 | Jan Peeck Bridge | US 6, US 9 and US 202, So. of Peekskill Creek Bridge | Cortlandt | Named to Commemorate The Place Where Jan Peeck, Dutch Trader, 1640–1650, Met Indians to Trade For Furs | ||
| 6 | Jan Peeck Bridge | US 6, US 9 and US 202, No. of Peekskill Creek Bridge | Cortlandt | Named to Commemorate The Place Where Jan Peeck, Dutch Trader, 1640–1650, Met Indians to Trade For Furs | ||
| 7 | Kings Ferry | Kings Ferry Rd., near Verplanck | Cortlandt | Important River Crossing In Colonial Days And The Revolution. Used By French And American Armies On March to Yorktown In 1782 | ||
| 8 | Post Hannoch House | Kings Ferry Rd., 1 Mi. W. of US 9 | Cortlandt | Owner Operated Kings Ferry 1664. Colonel Livingston's Headquarters, 1781. Washington Presented Medals to Captors of Andre Here In 1782 | ||
| 9 | Sunset Hill | Pondfield Rd., W. of Valley Rd., Bronxville | Bronxville | Where In The Year 1666 Gramatan Chief of The Mohican Indians Signed The Deed Transferring Eastchester to The White Man | ||
| 10 | Andre Captured Here | US 9 at Park Entrance, Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Andre Captured Here In 1780 Three Honest Militiamen Arrested Major John Andre Adjt-Gen. British Army, Disguised, Preventing Disaster to American Cause. | ||
| 11 | Asbury M.E. Church | Washington and Elizabeth Sts., Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Founded 1796 By Rev. John Barnet Matthias, Itinerant Preacher. Church First Incorporated In 1807. This Building Erected 1837. | ||
| 12 | Battle of Edgar's Lane | US 9, No. of Farragut Pkwy. In Hastings-on-Hudson. | Hastings-on-Hudson | Sept. 30, 1778 Continental Dragoons Under Maj. Henry Lee Killed 23 Hessians On A Marauding Expedition. Battle Waged from Here to Ravine. | ||
| 13 | Christ Church |  |
US 9 and Elizabeth St., Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Christ Church Erected In 1837. For Many Years Washington Irving Was Vestryman And Warden. Ivy Is from Cuttings from Vine On His Home Sunnyside. | |
| 14 | Draper Park Memorial | In John W. Draper Memorial Pk. US 9 & Washington Ave., in Hastings-on-Hudson. | Hastings-on-Hudson | Draper Park Memorial to Dr. John William Draper 1811-1882 Astronomer And Historian Made 1st Photograph of Moon | ||
| 15 | Draper Park Memorial | In John W. Draper Memorial Pk. US 9 & Washington Ave., in Hastings-on-Hudson. | Hastings-on-Hudson | Draper Park Memorial to Dr. John William Draper 1811-1882 Chemist, Philosopher, Historian First Photographed The Human Face, 1839 | ||
| 16 | Earth Redoubt Constructed | Foot of Church St., Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Earth Redoubt Constructed In Revolution, from Here The Local Water Guard Cannonaded British Sloop Vulture Returning from Andre-Arnold Meeting. | ||
| 17 | French Camp Hereabouts | Underhill Rd. & Clayton St., E. of Ardsley | Greenburgh | French Troops, Under Count De Rochambeau, Sent to Assist Washington Made Their Camp July 6, to August 19, 1781. | ||
| 18 | Isaac Van Wart |  |
NYS 9A, Between Main & Van Wart Sts., Elmsford | Elmsford | One of Major Andre's Captors Sept. 23, 1780 Elmsford Citizen 1758-1820 Buried Here | |
| 19 | John Dean Rock | Saw Mill R. Pkwy., So. of Hawthorne Circle | Hawthorne Circle | Refuge of Captain John Dean During The Revolutionary War | ||
| 20 | Second Reformed Church | US 9 and Central Ave., Tarrytown | Tarrytown 41°4′38.5″N 73°51′28″W / 41.077361°N 73.85778°W | Second Reformed Church Erected In 1837 As South Church of Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow Became A Separate Congregation 1851 | ||
| 21 | Site of Couenhoven Inn Tavern | US 9 and Main St., Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Site of Couenhoven Inn Tavern Used During Revolutionary War, Where Washington Rested And Held Conference. Later Martin Smith's Inn. | ||
| 22 | Site of Graham Home | Access Dr., Thornwood | Thornwood | Dr. Isaac Gilbert Graham 1760-1849 Surgeon'S Mate, 1781-1783 In Revolutionary War. | ||
| 23 | Site of Home Sergeant Staats Hammond | S.E. Side Hawthorne Traffic Circle | Greenburgh | Site of Home Sergeant Staats Hammond 1744-1820 The Last Stopping Place of Major Andre Before His Capture At Tarrytown | ||
| 24 | Site of Mott Home School | US 9, No. of Hamilton Pl., Tarrytown | Tarrytown | Lawn Was Site of Old Home Built 1712. Scene of Activity In Revolution. Said to Be Home of Irving's Heroine Katrina Van Tassel. | ||
| 25 | The Headless Horseman Bridge |  |
US 9, No. of Stone Bridge, North Tarrytown | North Tarrytown | Described By Irving In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Formerly Spanned This Stream At This Spot | |
| 26 | The Old Dutch Church | US 9 at Devens Ave., North Tarrytown | North Tarrytown | The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, Built 1697 By Frederick Philipse, First Lord of The Manor. In Use Since Except In Revolution | ||
| 27 | Billy Crawford's Tavern | So. Columbus Ave., E. of So. Third Ave. | Mount Vernon | Billy Crawford's Tavern Built In 1732 Westchester Lodge Met Here In 1797 | ||
| 28 | Brom Dyckman | 100px | W. First St. & So. 11th Ave. | Mount Vernon | A "Westchester Scout" Was Mortally Wounded Here During A Skirmish On March 4, 1782 | |
| 29 | Saint Paul's Church | So. Columbus & So. Fulton Aves | Mount Vernon | Approaching Saint Paul's Church Eastchester Founded 1665 | ||
| 30 | Colonial Road | So. Third Ave. at Washington Blvd. | Mount Vernon | From Philipse Manor to Old Boston Post Road At Eastchester | ||
| 31 | Colonial Road | Macquesten Pkwy. No., At Oak St. | Mount Vernon | Colonial Road from Philipse Manor to Eastchester Crossed Here | ||
| 32 | Eastchester Lane | So. 11th Ave. & Eastchester Lane | Mount Vernon | Part of Colonial Road from Philipse Manor to Eastchester | ||
| 33 | Hunt House | Rd. to Cross County Pkwy. from No. Columbus Ave. | Mount Vernon | Purchased By Israel Hunt from Thomas Lawrence, 1789. | ||
| 34 | Site of Fowler's Tavern | So. Columbus Ave. at So. Third Ave. | Mount Vernon | Built In 1733, Rebuilt 1799 Where Militia Gathered In 1776. Masons Met Here 1700-1814 | ||
| 35 | Site of Morrell's Tavern | No. Columbus Ave., No. of Sherman Ave. | Mount Vernon | At A Skirmish Here On October 23, 1776, Ten Hessians And One American Fell. | ||
| 36 | College of New Rochelle | S.E. Corner Pelham Rd. & Leland Ave. | New Rochelle | First Catholic College For Women In New York State, Founded 1904. | ||
| 37 | College of New Rochelle | N.W. Corner Pelham Rd. & Leland Ave. | New Rochelle | First Catholic College For Women In New York State, Founded 1904. | ||
| 38 | Birthplace of John L. Worden | US 9, So. of Scarborough Rd. | Ossining, New York | Birthplace of John L. Worden 1818-1897 Rear Admiral U.S. Navy Commanded "Monitor" Against Merrimac Hampton Roads, Virginia, March 9, 1862 | ||
| 39 | Sparta Cemetery | 1932 | US 9 at Cemetery, Ossining 41°08′12″N 73°51′40″W / 41.1368°N 73.861°W | Ossining, New York | Set Apart By Col. Philipse Graves of Rev. Soldiers. Cannon Fire Hit Tombstone. First Site of Pres. Church Moved to Sing Sing In 1800. [Note: resting place of the Leatherman] | |
| 40 | Union Hotel | US 9 at Church St., Ossining | Ossining, New York | Stood On This Corner About 1800 to 1890. Owned By Enoch Crosby, Jr., Later By Simeon M. Tompkins. Stage Stop N.Y. - Albany & Somers. | ||
| 41 | Site of James Fenimore Cooper Residence | Mamaroneck Rd. Between Murray Hill & Kelwynne Rd. | Scarsdale | Site of James Fenimore Cooper Residence. Erected 1817. Here Was Written The Spy 1821. | ||
| 42 | Camping Ground For American And British Forces | Seminary Ave. & Mile Square Rd. | Yonkers | Camping Ground For American And British Forces During The Revolution. Washington Used Nearby Valentine Homestead For Headquarters Frequently. | ||
| 43 | Colonial Road | Sprain R., No. of Tuckahoe Rd. | Yonkers | Sprain Road Over Which American Forces Passed In Advance And Retreat Before The Battle of White Plains, Oct. 26, 1776 | ||
| 44 | Colonial Road | Sprain Rd., No. of Cemetery Entrance | Yonkers | Sprain Road Over Which American Forces Passed In Advance And Retreat Before The Battle of White Plains, Oct. 26, 1776 | ||
| 45 | Colonial Road | Sprain Rd., So of Bridge | Yonkers | Sprain Road Over Which American Forces Passed In Advance And Retreat Before The Battle of White Plains, Oct. 26, 1776 | ||
| 46 | Colonial Road | Sprain Rd., at Austin Ave. | Yonkers | Sprain Road Over Which American Forces Passed In Advance And Retreat Before The Battle of White Plains, Oct. 26, 1776 | ||
| 47 | Manor Hall | Warburton Ave. & Dock St. | Yonkers | Begun 1682, Finished 1745 Seat of Philipse Family Until 1779. Contains The Cochran Collection of Portraits of Presidents | ||
| 48 | Mile Square Road |  |
Mile Square Rd., W. of Bronx River Rd. 40°55′07″N 73°50′53″W / 40.9187°N 73.8480°W | Yonkers | Colonial Road, Eastchester to White Plains, Used By American Forces Before Battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776 | |
| 49 | Mile Square Road | Mile Square Rd., E. of Central Park Ave. | Yonkers | Colonial Road, Eastchester to White Plains, Used By American Forces Before Battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776 | ||
| 50 | Site of Valentine Homestead |  |
Seminary Ave., No. of Entrance to Seminary | Yonkers | Washington's Headquarters At Various Times During The Revolution. House Stood 150 Feet Back of Stone Markers. | |
| 51 | Site of The Glebe |  |
Saw Mill R. Rd., No. of Ashburton Ave. | Yonkers | 125 Feet East of This Spot Stood St. John's Rectory, 1770 - 1845 On Land Given By Frederick Philipse 1751. Scene of Skirmishes 1778. | |
| 52 | St. Johns First Public Burial Ground |  |
Saw Mill R. Rd., No. of Ashburton Ave. | Yonkers | St. Johns First Public Burial Ground In Yonkers - About 1783. Graves of Soldiers of Revolution And Later Wars; Also Early Settlers of Yonkers | |
| 53 | Yonkers | US 9, No. of Dudley St. | Yonkers | Named For The "Jonkheer" Adrien Van Der Doncked Patentee of Colen Donck 1641. Became Part of Manor of Philipsborough 1693 | ||
| 54 | Parsonage Site of Presbyterian Church | US 9, No. of Dudley St. | Yonkers | Parsonage Site of Presbyterian Church Headquarters of Yorktown Committee Who Disarmed Loyalists In 1776. Burnt By British In 1779 | ||
| 55 | Old Croton River Crossing | NYS 100, No. Side of Bridge Over Croton Reservoir | Yorktown | Old Croton River Crossing Important Bridge Head Guarded By American Troops During The Revolution | ||
| 56 | Yorktown Church | N.W. Corner US 202 & NYS 132, at Yorktown | Yorktown 41°17.649′N 73°48.531′W / 41.294150°N 73.808850°W | Built By Presbyterians In 1738. Army Store House During Revolution. Burned By British 1779. Present Building Erected 1799 |
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