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Elmsford was largely farmland throughout its early history. The construction of railroads in the late 19th century brought new prominence to the area, and in 1910 it was incorporated as a village. The area was known from colonial times as "Storm's Bridge" and later, "Hall's Corners", names derived from the principal landowners of the times.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Elmsford, New York. [2] The brewery is owned and run by head brewer Scott Vaccaro. [2] Vaccaro, a homebrewer since 1995, trained in brewing science at UC Davis. [2] Many of Captain Lawrence's beers are strongly influenced by traditional Belgian ale styles, although often with an ...
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Elmsford Reformed Church and Cemetery is a historic Dutch Reformed church/meeting house and cemetery at 30 S. Central Avenue in Elmsford, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1793 and is a two-story, wood-frame building. It is constructed of hand-hewn beams, shingles, and hand-wrought nails.
Castro is a member of the Erie Society for Genealogical Research, which will help others trace past generations during a free Family History Fair at Erie's Hagen History Center on June 9.
The history of Westchester County, a county in the state of New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound in the 17th century. The area now known as Westchester County had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period , but significant growth in the settlements that are now ...
This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Revolutionary War and was discontinued in 1966. It was managed under the Department of the Education’s State History Office.
In 1880, The "Old Put" Railroad ran from New York to Brewster. The section between East View and Pocantico Hills , travelled over an 80-foot-high trestle over a marsh-filled valley. [ 5 ] Because of the dangers of crossing the bridge, which often required that trains slow down to a crawl, the line was rerouted west around that valley in 1881. [ 6 ]