Historical Markers in Westchester County, New York
160th Anniversary of St. Peters
1777 Skirmish
A Church in a Changing Village / Una Iglesia en un Pueblo que Cambia
A Lavis Private Garden / Un Suntuoso Jardin Privado
A Movie Theater and a Diner / Un Cinema y Un Restaurante
A Saloon and a Mansion / Un Bar y Una Mansion
Abraham Bush Homestead
Action in Tarrytown
African Cemetery 1860-1964
After the Battle
American Red Cross in Westchester County
Americas Most Famous Cannon
André Captors Monument
Andre Captured
Ardsley World War I Honor Roll
Asbury M. E. Church
Battle of Edgar's Lane
Battle of Pelham
Battle of White Plains
Battle of White Plains
Battle of White Plains
Battle of White Plains
Battle of White Plains
Battle Park
Bear Mountain Bridge Toll House
Bedford House
Bella Vista and the Secor Road Stone Wall / Bella Vista y la Pared de Piedra de Secor Road
Billie and Flo
Billie Burke's Reflecting Pool
Birthplace of John L. Worden 1818-1897
Black Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
Boston Post Road
Boston Post Road Historic District
Boulanger Plaza
Burial Place
Camp Smith
Camp Smith
Careswell
Carl Brandt, Portrait Painter / Carl Brandt, Pintor de Retratos
Center of Washingtons Army
Chaining the Hudson
Christ Church
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Civil War Memorial
Cold Spring
Colonel Philip Pell
Commemorating the Defense of Teller's Point
Community Gardens in Zinsser Park / Los Jardines Comunitarios en el Parque Zinsser
Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial
Cortlandt Civil War Monument
Countess Lucille VI
Crawford Park
Cuba Free
Davenport House
Dobbs Ferry Memorial Park
Dobbs Ferry Veterans Memorial
Draper Park
Draper Park
Draper Park
Draper Terrace / Draper Terrace (el callejón Draper)
Eastchester Memorial Park
Elephant Hotel
Ellis Place and the Little Shop Tea Room / Ellis Place y El Salón de Té la Tendita
Elmsford Veterans Memorial
First Presbyterian Church
For God and Country
Forge Cottage / La Fragua
French Hill
French Soldiers of the Revolutionary War
Gen. Howes Headquarters
George Rohr's Saloon and Boarding House / Taberna y Pensión de George Rohr
Glovers Brigade Encampment
Gold Star Mothers
Gold Star Mothers Memorial
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings' First High Rise / El Primer Edificio de Pisos Multiples en Hastings
Headless Horseman
Henry Draper and His Observatories / Henry Draper y Sus Observatiorios
Heroes of the American Revolution
Hero's Walkway
Highland Cottage / Cabaña Highland
Hiram Halle (1867-1944)
Historic Village of Port Chester
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
House of Pierre Van Cortlandt
In Grateful Remembrance
In Memory of Newell Rising
In Memory of the Underhills
Industrial Hastings / El Hastings Industrial
Isaac Van Wart
Isaac Van Wart Memorial
Jacob Purdy House
Jacob Purdy House (1721)
Jan Peeck Bridge
John Jay
John Jay Homestead
Joseph T. Miller
Katonah Civil War Memorial
Kennedy House
Kings Ferry
Kings Ferry
Kings Ferry Offered a Safe Crossing
Korean & Viet Nam Memorial Monuments
Korean War Memorial
Lewisboro Veterans Monument
Lockheed T-33
Longue Vue
Lower Main Street Ossining / Ossining de la Calle Lower Main
Luigi Del Bianco Memorial
Merritt Hill
Merritt Hill
Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
Mile Square
Mile Square Road
Milton Cemetery
Milton Commercial District
Mohegan Lake School World War I Memorial
Mount Kisco Veterans Memorial
Mt. Zion Church
Municipal Building / El Edificio Municipal
Murphys Corners Historic Site
Murray, S/Sgt. Robert C
North Castle Veterans Memorial
North Castle World War I Memorial
North Castle World War II Monument
North Salem World War I Memorial
North Salem World War II Memorial
Old Bridge and Reflecting Pool
Old Broadway / La Antigua Broadway
Old Cemetery
Old Rye Fort 1675
Old Saint Peters Episcopal Church
Old St. Peters
Olinda
Ossining High School
Ossining United Methodist Church
Ossining, New York
Our Union Soldiers
O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W.
Patriots of the American Revolution
Peekskill F.D.N.Y. Memorial
Peekskill Veterans Memorial
Peekskill World War I Monument
Philipsburg Manor
Playland Amusement Park
Pomeroy
Port Chester Spanish American War Monument
Port Chester Vietnam War Memorial
Port Chester World War I Monument
Port Chester World War II Memorial
Post Hannock House
Protection Engine Company No. 1 / La Primera Estacion de Bomberos
Purple Heart Village
Red Schoolhouse
Reis Park
Reuben Wrights Mill
Reuben Wrights Mills
Road Leading to Burkely Crest
Rye Korean War Veterans Memorial
Rye Meeting House
Rye Soldiers Memorial
Saint Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church
Saint Peters Churchyard & Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery
Scarsdale Bicentennial Time Capsule
School Days / Los Días de Clase
School House 1829
School, Blacksmith's Shop and Firehouse / La Escuela, La Herreria y La Estacion de Bomberos
Second Reformed Church
Sept. 23, 1661
Seth Pomeroy & Jeremiah Drake
Seven Years of Fear: Hastings and the Neutral Ground
Ships and Shad / Barcos & Sabalos
Site of Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace
Site of St. Peters Church
Site of the Birth of New York State
Skirmish of Heathcote Hill
Smiths Tavern
Soldiers' Memorial
Somers Soldiers Memorial
Somers Veterans Monument
Somers World War I Monument
Sparta Cemetery
Squirrel Alley and River Place / El Callejon Squirrel y Riverview Place
St. Matthew's, Old and New / San Mateo Nuevo y Antiguo
St. Pauls Church, Eastchester
Tarrytown World War II Memorial
Taylor Tavern
Teachers Park
The American Revolution in 1778
The Barn Complex
The Battle of Edgar's Lane
The Battle of White Plains
The Beech Allee (Avenue) and Stone Fences
The Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House
The Brick Lot
The Calvary Baptist Church and Annex / La Iglesia Bautista Calvary y Anexo
The Carnegie Library / El Biblioteca Carnegie
The Carriage Drive and Roadways
The Crescent / La Media Luna
The Cynthard Building / El Edificio Cynthard
The Double Arch / El Doble Arco
The Farm Managers Cottage
The First Baptist Church / La Primera Iglesia Bautista
The First National Bank and Trust Co. / El Primer Banco y Compañía Fiduciaria Nacional
The First Presbyterian Church / La Primera Iglesia Presbyteriana
The Glasshouse Complex and Herb Garden
The Headless Horseman Bridge
The Hessians: Hired by the King
The Homestead Farm
The James Robinson House / La Casa James Robinson
The John Jay Potting Sheds
The Kattenhorn Houses / Las Casa Kattenhorn
The Leatherman
The Local Soda Fountain / La Fuente de Soda Local
The Mount Pleasant Academy Library / La Biblioteca de la Academia Mount Pleasant
The North Lawn
The Old Boston Road
The Old Croton Aqueduct
The Old Croton Aqueduct / El Antiguo Acueducto de Croton
The Old Croton Aqueduct Promenade / El Paseo Marítimo del acueducto Old Croton
The Old Dutch Church
The Old North Castle Church
The Oldest Church / La Iglesia Mas Antigua
The Organization of the Farm
The Ossining Bank for Savings / El banco Sing Sing de Seguros
The Ossining National Bank / El Banco Nacional de Ossining
The Path to Victory
The Purdy Burying Ground
The Ravine, Looking East / El Barranco, Mirando Hacia El Este
The Ravine, Looking West / El Barranco, Mirado Hacia El Oeste
The Schoolhouse and Homestead Lawn
The Skirmish of Edgar's Lane
The Smith-Robinson House / La Casa Smith-Robinson
The Stable Courtyard
The Story of a River
The Sundial and Fountain Gardens
The Terrace Garden
The Timothy Knapp House
The Tower Ridge Neighborhood / El Vecindario de la Torre Ridge
The United Methodist Church / La Iglesia Metodista Unida
The Van Cortlandtville School
The Village of Ossining Municipal Building / Edificio Municipal de la Villa de Ossining
The War for American Independence
The Way to Work / El Trayecto al Trabajo
This Flame of Freedom
This is one of some 230 markers erected on the Boston Post Road in 1763
This is one of some 230 markers erected on the Boston Post Road in 1763
This Mile Stone
Thomas Paine
Travis Cove Overlook
Treaty Oak Site
Trinity Episcopal Church / Iglesia Episcopal Trinity
U.S. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Union Hotel
United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco
Upper Manor
Van Cortlandtville World War Memorial
VFW Post 5463 Veterans Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial
Village of Ossining Community Center / Centro Comunitario de la Villa de Ossining
Warburton Avenue / Avenida Warburton
Washington Arms Apartments
Washington at Verplancks Point
Washington's Continental Army
Watering the Horses / Dando de Beber Agua a Los Caballos
Wayside Inn
Welcome to John Jay Homestead
West Harrison Honor Roll
Westchester County
White Plains Roll of Honor
White Plains World War I Memorial
Willow Point
World War I Monument 1917-1919
World War II Memorial
Yorktown Church
Yorktown Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument
Yorktown World War I Monument
Yorktown World War II Monument
Pelham Dale
The Memorial Church of Washington Irving
About Westchester County
Westchester County Timeline
Westchester County, located in the southeastern part of the state of New York, has a rich history dating back thousands of years. The original inhabitants of the area were Native American tribes, including the Wappinger and Siwanoy, who lived off the bountiful resources of the Hudson River and the region's forests.
European colonization of Westchester began in the early 1600s, when Dutch settlers established trading posts and farms in the area. The Dutch West India Company purchased land from Native American tribes and built settlements along the Hudson River, including present-day Yonkers and Tarrytown. In 1674, Westchester came under English rule as part of the Province of New York, and English towns and cities began to emerge.
During the American Revolution, Westchester County played a crucial role as a strategic location between the British-held city of New York and the Continental Army's headquarters in the Hudson Valley. Several major battles and skirmishes took place in the area, including the Battle of White Plains in 1776. Westchester residents were divided in their loyalties, with some supporting the British Crown and others fighting for American independence.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Westchester experienced rapid industrialization and suburbanization. The construction of railroads and the opening of the Tappan Zee Bridge in 1955 facilitated the growth of commuter suburbs, attracting residents from New York City. Today, Westchester County is known for its wealthy towns, vibrant arts scene, and scenic landscapes, making it a popular destination for residents and visitors alike.
European colonization of Westchester began in the early 1600s, when Dutch settlers established trading posts and farms in the area. The Dutch West India Company purchased land from Native American tribes and built settlements along the Hudson River, including present-day Yonkers and Tarrytown. In 1674, Westchester came under English rule as part of the Province of New York, and English towns and cities began to emerge.
During the American Revolution, Westchester County played a crucial role as a strategic location between the British-held city of New York and the Continental Army's headquarters in the Hudson Valley. Several major battles and skirmishes took place in the area, including the Battle of White Plains in 1776. Westchester residents were divided in their loyalties, with some supporting the British Crown and others fighting for American independence.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Westchester experienced rapid industrialization and suburbanization. The construction of railroads and the opening of the Tappan Zee Bridge in 1955 facilitated the growth of commuter suburbs, attracting residents from New York City. Today, Westchester County is known for its wealthy towns, vibrant arts scene, and scenic landscapes, making it a popular destination for residents and visitors alike.
Westchester County Timeline
This timeline provides a glimpse into the major events and milestones that have shaped the history of Westchester County, New York.
- 1683 - Westchester County is founded by an act of the New York Colonial Assembly.
- 1776 - During the American Revolution, Westchester County is partially occupied by British forces.
- 1788 - The village of Sing Sing (now called Ossining) becomes the location of New York State's first state prison.
- 1846 - The first railroad in Westchester County, the New York and Harlem Railroad, opens.
- 1872 - Untermyer Park and Gardens, one of Westchester's most famous parks, is established in Yonkers.
- 1883 - The Bronx is separated from Westchester County and becomes part of New York City.
- 1918 - The Bronx River Parkway, the first public parkway in the United States, is opened in Westchester County.
- 1921 - Playland amusement park opens in Rye.
- 1954 - The Tappan Zee Bridge, connecting Westchester and Rockland counties, is opened to traffic.
- 1977 - Westchester becomes the first suburban area to implement a curbside recycling program.