Hastings-on-Hudson
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Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Westchester County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 73 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,849 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,569.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.5 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 5.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 66 m | ||
| Postal code : | 10706 | ||
| Area code : | +1 914 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-32710 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2390885 | ||
| Website : | www.hastingsgov.org | ||
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York in the United States .
geography
Hastings-on-Hudson is a suburb of New York City and a district of Greenburgh . It lies north of Yonkers and is bounded by the Hudson River to the west and the Saw Mill River to the east. The US Route 9 runs as a "Broadway" through the town.
Hastings-on-Hudson has 7849 inhabitants (as of 2010).
history
The Hastings-on-Hudson area was originally a settlement area of the Wechquaesgeek . The Dutch immigrant Frederick Philipse traded weapons, blankets and other products with the residents and bought a house in the area in 1681. In 1693, the English crown Philipse guaranteed the manor under the name "Philipsburg Manor", which had grown to more than 370 km², from which Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry later emerged. In 1879 Hastings-on-Hudson was incorporated into Greenburgh.
Culture and sights
Hastings-on-Hudson has three schools, a public library and several sports and recreational facilities. Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey's home and studio Ever Rest is on New York's National Register of Historic Places .
On the Mount Hope Cemetery , the Jewish Temple Israel Cemetery and the Christian and Jewish Westchester Hills Cemetery known personalities are buried.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Carlotta Joaquina Maury (1874–1938), paleontologist
- Ricki Lake (* 1968), talk show presenter, filmmaker and actress
Associated with Hastings-on-Hudson
- Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), painter (owned the Ever Rest house and studio in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Leffert L. Buck (1837–1909), bridge construction engineer (died in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- George Frederic Matthew (1837-1923), Canadian paleontologist and geologist (died in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Jacob A. Cantor (1854–1921), politician (buried in the Temple Israel Cemetery)
- George Appo (1856-1930), American criminal of Sino-Irish descent (buried in Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), German-American painter, graphic artist and caricaturist (buried in Mount Hope Cemetery)
- Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), Austrian theater and film director and theater producer (buried in the Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- Lewis Hine (1874–1940), drawing teacher and photographer (died in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Martin C. Ansorge (1882–1967), lawyer and politician (buried in the Temple Israel Cemetery)
- Jacques Lipchitz (1891–1973), French-American sculptor (lived in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer, pianist and conductor (buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- Richard Lindner (1901–1978), painter of German origin (buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- Paula Strasberg (1909–1966), actress and acting teacher (buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- John Garfield (1913–1952), actor (buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- Martin Gardner (1914-2010), science journalist (lived in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Charlotte Zolotow (1915–2013), children's author (died in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Judy Holliday (1921-1965), actress and singer (buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery)
- Nancy B. Reich (1924–2019), musicologist (lived in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Charles Webb (1939-2020), writer (lived in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Stephen Collins (born 1947), actor, director and writer (grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson)
- Tim Ries (* 1960), saxophonist and university teacher (learned in Hastings-on-Hudson)
Web links
- Website of Hastings-on-Hudson (English)
- Website of the Hastings Historical Society (English)
- Information about Hastings-on-Hudson on topix.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Hastings Historical Society (ed.): Hastings-on-Hudson. Arcadia, 2008, p. 14 ( Google books )