Headnote

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of New York, with Long Inland sound on the southeast, and Hudson river on the west. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country, rough and hilly; soil, generally productive. Seats of justice, White Plains and Bedford. Pop. in 1810, 30,272; in 1820, 32,638; in 1830, 36,456; in 1840, 48,686; in 1850, 57,863. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Westchester County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of New York, with Long Inland sound on the southeast, and Hudson river on the west. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country, rough and hilly; soil, generally productive. Seats of justice, White Plains and Bedford. Pop. in 1810, 30,272; in 1820, 32,638; in 1830, 36,456; in 1840, 48,686; in 1850, 57,863.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 384.
Date Type
In New York, newlyweds celebrate with a two hour balloon flight from Central Park to Mount Vernon Science/Technology
Madam C.J. Walker, America's leading female entrepreneur of her time, is born to freed slaves in Louisiana. Personal
On the edge of the Bronx, the new Jerome Park Race Course opens with its first race meeting. Education/Culture
River sloop overturns on the Hudson River and crew spend night in frozen waters Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Bedford, NY City or Town
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY City or Town
Ossining, NY City or Town
Peekskill, NY City or Town
Pleasantville, NY City or Town
Rye, NY City or Town
Sing Sing, NY City or Town
Sleepy Hollow, NY City or Town
Tarrytown, NY City or Town
Valhalla, NY City or Town
White Plains, NY City or Town
Yonkers, NY City or Town
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