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16 unusual facts about Westchester County


1976 WTA Westchester Invitational

The 1976 WTA Westchester Invitational was a tennis tournament that took place in Westchester, New York in the United States.

Al Hodge

Hodge and his third wife, a former showgirl, are buried next to each other at Kensico Cemetery in Westchester County, New York.

Ben Maltz Gallery

In August 2001, the Gallery moved to Otis’ Westchester campus and was dedicated in honor of Benjamin N. Maltz (1901–1993), a local businessman and founding director of City National Bank, who was a supporter of many nonprofit art organizations.

Chappaqua Orchestra

Founded in 1958 by Boris Koutzen and other musicians from the NBC Symphony who were residents of Chappaqua, New York and neighboring towns in Westchester County, the Chappaqua Orchestra annually presents a season of orchestral and chamber concerts.

David Minet, Jr.

Minet quickly put these specialized skills to work, cracking the largest child pornography ring in Westchester County history.

Frank Raubicheck

He continued painting throughout the remainder of his life, which was spent in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Hartsdale, New York in Westchester County.

Holland S. Duell

Holland Sackett Duell (January 29, 1881 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York – November 25, 1942 in Larchmont, Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer, US Army officer and politician from New York.

John Torboss Underhill

John Torboss Underhill was an American politician in Westchester County, New York.

John V. N. Dorr

Dorr convinced highway engineers in Westchester County, New York, to test his theory along a stretch of highway with curves and gradients.

Mario Pastega

Although Pastega sold the bottling company in the spring of 2011 to the Pepsi Beverages Co. of Westchester County, New York, continuation of the now-traditional Christmas display which Pastega launched was preserved.

Mary Ritter Beard

She was interred next to her husband Charles, who had died a decade earlier, in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale in Westchester County, New York.

Peter Carl Goldmark

Goldmark died in an automobile accident on December 7, 1977 in Westchester County, New York.

Shelldrake River

The Shelldrake River should not be confused with the Sheldrake River in Westchester County, New York.

The Second Confession

Nevertheless, Archie Goodwin is dispatched undercover to Sperling’s Westchester estate to learn what he can about Rony and see if he can discover any reasonable grounds for Sperling to convince his daughter to break off their relationship.

Thomas McIlworth

He married Anna Statia (or Anastasia) Willet of New Jersey in October, 1760; the pair are believed to have lived in Westchester County for some while, and had a number of children before her death in 1766.

Tylen Jacob Williams

Tylen Jacob Williams is an American actor born in Westchester County, New York.


Beatrix Hoyt

She was born in Westchester County, New York, the granddaughter of Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln and later, Chief Justice of the United States.

Black, Brown and Beige

It received a preview performance at Rye High School in Westchester County, New York, on January 22, 1943, its premiere at Carnegie Hall the following night, and a subsequent performance at Boston's Symphony Hall on January 28.

Carl and Clarence Aguirre

They received most of their post-operative rehabilitation at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York (Westchester County).

Chauncey Parker

He did not run for attorney general as the Republican nomination went to former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Colen Donck

According to Russell Shorto, "Van der Donck's grant began on the mainland directly to the north of the island (Manhattan), continued along the river for twelve miles, and carried eastward as far as the Bronx River ... he became lord of much of what is today the Bronx and southern Westchester County".

Five Families

In the state of New York the families have increased their criminal rackets in Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) and the counties of Westchester, Rockland and Albany.

George A. Brandreth

George Adlington Brandreth (1828 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England - November 15, 1897 Sing Sing, Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer, manufacturer and politician from New York

H. Rodgin Cohen

Cohen is a trustee of Deerfield Academy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Hackley School, Hampton University and The Economic Club of New York, and is a member of the advisory boards of Wall Street Rising, United Way of Westchester-Putnam and the University of Charleston.

Hillcrest, Rockland County, New York

In 1955, the Tappan Zee Bridge opened (connecting Tarrytown in Westchester County with Nyack in Rockland County), increasing traffic into the community and making access to New York City easier for the local population.

J. Henry Neale

He was president of the Westchester County Bankers Association from 1949 to 1952; as president of the Westchester County Bar Association from 1953 to 19555; as president of the State Bankers Association from 1959 to 1960; and as president of the New York State Bar Association from 1967 to 1968.

John Church Hamilton

The sons are General Schuyler Hamilton, who served with distinction in the Mexican War and also the War of the Rebellion; Judge Charles Hamilton, of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin (ed. note: He was actually a judge on one of the circuit courts); William G. Hamilton, the consulting engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; and Alexander Hamilton of Westchester County.

John Q. Underhill

Underhill was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress in 1898, in which year he was the only Democrat to be elected from Westchester County.

Judge Jeanine Pirro

Judge Jeanine Pirro (known simply as Judge Pirro since the premiere of its second season) is an American arbitration-based reality court show, presided over by retired Westchester County, New York, District Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Lincoln Depot Museum

The initial funding was part of a $1.1 Million Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) grant for waterfront development projects in Westchester County.

New Jersey Route 14

On the Westchester side of the river, the Cross County Parkway was to be built and extended two miles to the bridge approach for opening to commercial traffic.

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) is the metropolitan planning organization for New York City, Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley (Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties).

New York State Route 118

The roadways that makeup NY 118 through Westchester and Putnam counties was taken over and constructed between 1903 and 1907.

Much of the highway is located within Westchester County; however, a small portion of the route near the northern terminus is situated in Putnam County.

Old Albany Post Road

Starting from an intersection with Sprout Brook Road at Continental Village just north of the Putnam-Westchester county line, it ends at an oblique junction with US 9 east of Garrison.

Thomas P. Foy

He had been general counsel to the New Jersey AFL-CIO in the 1980s, and was later employed as senior vice president of business development for Hill International, where he worked on issues relating to the firm's construction projects on the Tappan Zee Bridge and Interstate 287 in Westchester County, New York.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign

TSTC has persuaded elected and appointed officials to cancel or scale down plans for Route 92 in Middlesex County, NJ, the Cross-Westchester Expressway in Westchester County, NY, the Long Island Expressway in Queens, the NY-NJ Goethals Bridge, the Staten Island Expressway, and Route 206 in Byram, NJ.

Webster Avenue

It stretches for 5.8 miles (9.33 kilometres) from Melrose to Woodlawn (on the Bronx-Westchester borderline).

Westchester marble

Westchester marble — or Inwood marble or Kingsbridge marble — originating in Westchester County, New York, USA, and surrounding counties, has long been quarried at Tuckahoe ("Tuckahoe marble"), Sing Sing, Hastings, and Thornwood.