![]() ![]() When Frederick died in 1702, his son Adolph became "Lord of the Manor". Frederick Philipse was also responsible for building The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in 1685. This was his main distribution center for grain on the Hudson. He acquired 90,000 acres and built his main home and gristmill in our sister town of Sleepy Hollow. He controlled 22 miles of land from the Croton River, south to Spuyten Duyvil, and from the Hudson, east to the Bronx River. ![]() Our local high school is named Sleepy Hollow High School, and our local team is named the Horsemen.Ī great deal of our history began when Frederick Philipse, a wealthy businessman, began buying land in 1681 and became the largest land- owner in the Tarrytown area. There have been countless references, and movies made about his famous story. This name was given, we are told, in former days, by the good housewives of the adjacent county, from the inveterate propensity of their husbands to linger about the village tavern on market days." Washington Irving has had the distinction of being the first American writer who was recognized by the British and European community. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port which by some is called Greenburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town. Irving began his story, "In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators of the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. However, I prefer Washington Irving's interpretation of the origin of Tarrytown's name, in "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" which was published in the Sketch Book in 1820. This led to the area being known as Wheat Town, or Terve Town, which later became mispronounced as Tarrytown. Tarrytown soil was light and loamy which was ideal for growing cereals especially wheat. The first white settlers were Dutch and that they were farmers, fur trappers, and fishermen. Records show that the first residence in Tarrytown was built in 1645 however, the exact location is not known. Their principle settlement was at the foot of Church Street at place they called Alipconk,or the Place of Elms. They also trapped for fur and hides for clothing, and later traded these with the Dutch. They hunted the area for deer and black bear. They fished the Hudson for shad, oysters and other shellfish. They raised corn, squash, beans, and tobacco. The Weckquasgeeks were a friendly tribe that were closely related to the Wappinger Confederacy and further related to the Mohicans. The first residents of what eventually became Tarrytown were the Weckquaesgeeks Indians. It is a village of rolling hills, twenty-five miles north of New York City. The man was taken to the same hospital in good condition.Situated on the eastern shore of the Hudson River, in an area called the Tappan Zee, (Tappan for the Tappan Indians who once lived in what is now Rockland County, and Zee meaning sea in the Dutch language), lies the village of Tarrytown, a village rich in history and of course, local legend. The vehicle crashed in the 5900-block of South Wells Street, and all five people in the car were taken into custody.ĬFD said the second teen boy was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. RELATED: Chicago shootings: 46 shot, 9 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair to serious condition.Ī few minutes later, CFD responded to a 16-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, who had been shot, in a vehicle at West 59th Street and South Wells Street.ĬPD said the two male victims were in a vehicle that fired shots at a marked squad car after an initial shooting. Harrison allegedly fired those shots after being injured in another shooting, which also left two teens hurt.Ī Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said on that same night, a 16-year-old boy walked into a firehouse at West 59th Street and South Ashland Avenue after being shot at about 7:22 p.m. Police officers were fired upon, but were not injured, CPD said. It happened on Monday in the Englewood neighborhood near West 59th Street and South Ashland Avenue. On Wednesday, police said Antwon Harrison, 24, has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder. Antwon Harrison was charged with firing shots at police officers near West 59th Street and South Ashland Avenue after an Englewood, Chicago shooting.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A man has been charged with opening fire on police officers on the South Side, CPD said.
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