HISTORY & MYSTERIES
Photo of a woman and four girls posing while dancing on a lawn at the southern tip of Croton Point Park. The photograph was taken by Westchester resident John Gass, whose collection of over 1,000 images of Westchester's bridges, parks, parkways, public buildings and more are available online at Westchester.gov.
This is a detail from the Atlas of Westchester County, a color atlas created by the G. M. Hopkins Company between 1929 and 1931. It shows landmarks, land features, businesses, and some property ownership. The atlas is in four volumes (Volume 1: southeastern Westchester; Volume 2: south central Westchester; Volume 3: southwestern Westchester and along the Hudson River to … Continue reading Croton Point, 1930
Detail from the 1779 map titled "A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, divided into counties, manors, patents and townships; exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located in that Province; compiled from actual surveys deposited in the Patent Office at New York, by order of His Excellency … Continue reading The “Mannor of Cortland,” 1779
A detail from an unusual 1852 map of New York State and parts of surrounding states, showing distances between places of meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, including the meeting house in Croton (originally located along what is now Grand Street, between South Mt. Airy Road and Church Street). For a map of Croton showing the location … Continue reading Meeting of Friends Map, 1852
The Tumble Inn was located where Skyview is today. This postcard shows the backyard in 1919. The note on the front reads "view from our bedroom windows." On the back, "Aunt Ella" writes "Wish you were with us. $7.50 per day for my room and $10.00 for the other two at 'Tumble Inn' . . … Continue reading Tumble Inn
Detail from Lloyd's topographical map of the Hudson River from the head of navigation at Troy to its confluence with the ocean at Sandy Hook See the full map at Cornell University Library.
Detail from the map A plan of the country from Frogspoint to Croton River shewing the positions of the American and British armies from the 12th of October 1776 until the engagement on the White Plains on the 28th. Since this map was made for military purposed it notes the location of Croton Ferry, at … Continue reading Croton Area in 1776
This is a detail of the Croton area from the map The Route of the New Aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam . . . prepared by the Aqueduct Commission in 1884. The route of the new aqueduct tunnel is the dark straight line, running diagonally across the bottom from Croton Dam. One of … Continue reading New Croton Aqueduct Map, 1884
This promotional post card appears to show the Croton waterfront behind the Osborn boat, but there is no publisher or printer credit on the back.
This post card shows the view from North Highland looking toward the Hudson River. The road and on the right looks like Brook Street, so the large grassy area is where the Municipal Building is today. This card was published by Frank L. Simone, Croton-on-Hudson and printed in Germany.
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