Field Day traces Revolutionary landmarks in Westchester
History Section on May 18 toured Cooper's Spy era sites along hill and dale near Croton. Visitors viewed Chatterton Hill scene and Van Cortlandt Manor House dating to the 17th century. They heard Frances Wharton’s marriage room and Caesar the cook's era dinner described in the Spy and shared lunch with a Wharton descendant.
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Westchester County
Cooper
Hill Oval Dale
Chatterton Hill
van Cortlandt
Croton
Wharton
Frances Wharton
Caesar
Journey Through Historic Sites Along the Hudson Valley
The travelers visit the Wharton House meadow and the old whipping tree near Fishkill, tour Dutch Reformed and Episcopal churches used as Revolutionary War hospitals, note Lafayette’s stay at Brinkerhoff House, and visit Enoch Crosby’s grave near Carmel. They recall the Spy connection, local descendants, sheep shearing, and a sunset return via Lake Mahopac and Croton Lake district.
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Wharton
Fishkill
Brinkerhot
Lafayette
Enoch Crosby
Carmel
Cooper
Miss Crosby
Scarsdale
River Pinks Grow Near the Road in Springtime
Grace P. Stewart reflects on a spring drive through green beauty as river pinks bloom near the road, noting a sense of linking to the past through golden numerics.
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Nome
Grace P. Stewart
Legal notice of William Woodward Laird estate claims
Executors Jenny Laird and Bertha Rosenfield appoint Townsend & Gutterman of 45 Cedar Street Manhattan New York as attorneys to receive and present all claims against William Woodward Laird late of Westchester County deceased by October 5 1925 per Surrogate George A Slater’s order.
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Laird
William Woodward
George A. Slater
County of
Westchester
William Woodward Laird
Townsend & Gutterman
Cedar Street
Borough of
Manhattan
City of
New York
State of New York
Jenny Laird
Bertha Rosenfield
Townsend
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William Reilly
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Depot Plaza
Popham Road
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Flagge & Hooley
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Soundview Avenue
William Oliver Stevens Annie Winsor Allen
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Prince OF Wales
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