Harrison History Tour-West Harrison

"It's Great to Live in Harrison" Tour Series

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Harrison History Tour-West Harrison

White Plains, New York 10605, United States

Created By: Town of Harrison

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Places of historical value located in downtown West Harrison, New York which is part of the Town/Village of Harrison in Westchester County, New York. Situated in the picturesque Hudson Valley, The Town/Village of Harrison boasts over 300 years of existence.

Founded in 1696, with a patent granted to John Harrison and 4 others, it was organized as a separate Township in 1788. The Village was incorporated in 1975, making it one of five coterminous municipalities in New York State.

The Town Historian has hundreds of photos, newspaper articles, postcards and maps of Harrison. Charles Dawson History Center, 1 Park Lane, West Harrison, NY.


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Technically located in the city of White Plains, this grist mill still stands today. It served an important purpose in the Revolutionary War battle, the Battle of White Plains in 1776. This grist mill was used to store ammunition for George... Read more
This marker represents the historic actions that took place during the Battle of White Plains in 1776, despite a British victory. On October 28, 1776, a cannonball was fired towards 20 British horsemen approaching. Because of these actions,... Read more
Located on Merrit Hill on Lake Street and placed there by the Battle of White Plains Monument Committee in 1962, this signifies Harrison’s contribution to the battle.   Inscription reads: The War for American Independence From October 2... Read more
Known to many as the Shelley Farmhouse, this former meeting place of early colonists was built in approximately 1730, predating the Revolutionary War. Built by the Revolutionary War Captain William Shelley and his brothers, it still stands ... Read more
Charles Dawson was a Harrison High School art teacher who devoted himself after retirement to preserving Harrison’s history. He founded the Harrison History Preservation Board in 1971 and in 1980, Dawson set up a center in the local libra... Read more
At 1 Park Lane, you will see a monument dedicated to the 1840 Lake Street school district made of the school bell that was hung in the bell tower. This school bell was salvaged by a Harrison school custodian, Paul Salri, when the school was... Read more
Situated outside 278 Old Lake Street, this is to honor Postmaster Benjamin Franklin and his invention of a device to put on stagecoach wheels to determine the number of miles between mile markers. Mile markers were used to determine the cos... Read more
One of the most significant locations on Buckout Road and of Harrison’s history, this cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 55-page submission was made in April of 1999, and approved in June of 1999. [1] Thos... Read more
What is now a Town of Harrison Department of Public Works facility, was once a Defense Department (DD) missile site in the 1950’s. The DD used the site as a control base to launch Nike Hercules nuclear warheads.[1] Soldiers assigned to th... Read more
Named after the cranberries that grow here, Cranberry Lake Preserve is a beautiful park with a Nature Center. You can learn about this area's past by following the history trail to the remains of a 19th-century farmhouse and early 20th-ce... Read more

 

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