Historical Marker
DeForest Corners
Historical marker location:
522 Gage Road, Brewster, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Gage Road and Sherwood Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Gage Road.)
Marker installed: 2001
The New York City subway system, which opened in 1904, was the first rapid transit system in the world. The original line ran from City Hall to 145th Street in Harlem.