Croton Area, 1864

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.

Croton Area in 1776

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 →

New Croton Aqueduct Map, 1884

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 →

Osborn Boat Yard

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.

View from North Highland Avenue

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.

Nikko Inn, Harmon, N.Y.

Nikko Inn (aka "The Japanese Tea House") back in the early days when real estate developer Clifford B. Harmon was modestly advertising his new community as “HARMON, the New City on the Hudson—the most important and extensive suburban development in the history of New York.”

Quaker Bridge Post Card

A beautiful vintage post card, circa 1910, of Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County. When the county repaired the bridge a few years ago they implied that it would be the last repair job before the bridge would need to be replaced. We can't let that happen.