Tarrytown (New York)
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Location in New York
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| Foundation : | 1870 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Westchester County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 4 ′ N , 73 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,277 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,483.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 7.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 14 m | ||
| Postal code : | 10591 | ||
| Area code : | +1 914 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-73176 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391164 | ||
| Website : | www.tarrytowngov.com | ||
 Main Street with the Music Hall. |
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Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County in the US state of New York . In 2010, at the census, Tarrytown had 11,277 residents.
Tarrytown is located in the northwest part of the city of Greenburgh , New York. The Tappan Zee Bridge crosses the Hudson River here . Most of the city's residents are of European descent. The novel The Virgin Heiress (German dragon teeth ) by Ellery Queen is set in Tarrytown, the book Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin takes place mainly in the area of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow .
geography
The place is on the east bank of the Hudson River , about 40 km north of central Manhattan in New York City . To the north of Tarrytown lies Sleepy Hollow - the border between the two villages is formed by Andre Creek - to the south of Irvington and to the east are unincorporated areas of Greenburgh.
According to the information from the United States Census Bureau , the village has an area of 14.7 km² , of which 7.7 km² is land and 7.0 km² (= 47.54%) is water.
history
The first known residents in the area were Indians from the tribe of the Weckquaesgeeks, who were related to the Wappinger . They fished and hunted in and around the river, cultivated corn and grain, and traded furs with the Dutch settlers. The first house was built by Dutch settlers in 1645. These were trappers and fishermen, but also farmers who mainly grew wheat. This is said to have given the place its name, Terve Town , which later became Tarrytown. The writer Washington Irving explains the origin of the name differently. In his work The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow he writes that the name was coined by wives whose husbands visited the village inn on market days. In 1681 the businessman Frederick Philippse acquired large estates stretching from the Croton River to the Spuyten Duyvil Creek and from the Hudson River eastward to the Bronx River , a total of 36,000 hectares . He built a house and a flour mill where Sleepy Hollow is now. The mill flourished and was expanded by his son after Philip's death.
Tarrytown's population continued to develop slowly during the 18th century. During the Revolutionary War , John André , a British spy, was captured in Tarrytown on September 23, 1780 . The day before he got caught in a skirmish between loyalists and patriots after he had received plans for the fortifications at West Point from Benedict Arnold , which he was to bring to the British headquarters in New York City . Militia officer John Paulding , who fled British captivity, wore the coat of Hessian soldiers and Andre thought they were allies. The plans were discovered in one of Andre's boots. Andre, who was traveling in civilian clothes, was hanged in Tappan on October 2, 1780 . A memorial dedicated in 1853 commemorates the event.
The newly built New York and Hudson River Railroad from New York City to Albany opened in 1849 and changed the city's economy forever. The shipping traffic decreased. The railway led to a change from agriculture to industrial production of goods. Orchard Street, which existed from 1845 to 1969, became the town's main shopping street. The street and the houses on it were demolished in 1969 as part of an urban renewal program . A carriage maker opened his workshop in 1868, and in 1871 the Silver brothers' shoe factory was established, which eventually employed 150 workers. A steam pump factory started production in 1875 and a textile factory was relocated from New Jersey in 1881.
Towards the end of the 19th century a number of country houses were built in Tarrytown by wealthy New Yorkers, such as Carollcliff , General and travel correspondent Howard Caroll , Hillcrest by William Casey (which two years later belonged to Mark Twain ) and John D. Rockefeller's Kykuit . Lyndhurst , designed by Alexander Jackson Davis , has been declared a National Historic Landmark . Commissioned by William Wallace , Tarrytown Music Hall was built in Queen Anne style in 1885 and is the oldest functioning theater in Westchester County. In addition to several presidents who gave speeches here, well-known musicians such as Tony Bennett , Joan Baez and Dizzy Gillespie appeared in the theater.
From 1899 vehicles were built in Tarrytown, first by Maxwell-Briscoe and from 1915 by Chevrolet , which was incorporated into General Motors in 1918 . During the Second World War , this operation, which is actually located in the area of Sleepy Hollow, was converted to the production of wings for bombers. During that time, Eastern Aircraft employed around 10,000 workers, including 2,900 women.
After three years of construction, the Tappan Zee Bridge was opened to traffic in 1955 .
traffic
Tarrytown is at the eastern end of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which the New York State Thruway crosses the Hudson River. The I-87 runs from the bridge south to New York City, the Interstate 287 heading east where it binds to Saw Mill River Parkway , Taconic State Parkway , Sprain Brook Parkway , Meritt Parkway / Hutchinson River Parkway and Interstate 95 .
Tarrytown is served by the Metro-North Railroad . The city is on the Hudson Line , which connects New York City's Grand Central Terminal with Poughkeepsie . Tarrytown is a major stop on the line because it is where many Rockland County commuters cross the river to catch the express trains to Manhattan.
Attractions
- Lyndhurst , a Gothic Revival manor that once belonged to Jay Gould ;
- Sunnyside , the former residence of the writer Washington Irving
- Christ Episcopal Church
- First Baptist Church of Tarrytown
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Tarrytown was inhabited by 11,090 people. The population density was 1436.9 people per km ². There were 4688 housing units at an average of 607.4 per km². The population of Tarrytown was 77.44% White , 7.04% Black or African American , 0.22% Native American , 6.49% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 5.29% said other races belong to and 3.47% named two or more races. 16.17% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Tarrytown were distributed to 4,533 households out of which 26.6% were living in children under 18 years of age. 48.5% of households were married, 9.6% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 39.0% were not families. 31.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95.
The population was divided into 19.7% minors, 8.6% 18–24 year olds, 34.8% 25–44 year olds, 22.5% 45–64 year olds and 14.4% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were 82.5 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 77.8 men.
The median household income in Tarrytown was 68,762 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 82,445 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 61,699 compared with $ 41,054 for women. The per capita income was $ 39,472. 4.7% of the population and 1.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 5.4% of minors and 4.6% of those aged 65 and over.
Religious life
Tarrytown's Christian churches cover all major faiths; including Episcopals, Baptists, Catholics, Methodists and Reformed. The Foster Memorial AME Zion Church on Wildey Avenue is the oldest church in the African American community in Westchester County. The structure is on the National Register of Historic Places .
There is also a Jewish community in Tarrytown .
sons and daughters of the town
- Sue de Beer (* 1973), video artist, photographer and sculptor
- Robert Brown Gardner (1939–1998), mathematician
- Rockwell Kent (1882–1971), painter and printmaker
- Carmen Leggio (1927–2009), jazz saxophonist
- Moon Hyung-jin (* 1979), President of the Unification Church
- Deborah Markowitz (* 1961), lawyer and politician
- Moses F. Odell (1818–1866), politician
- William Paulding junior (1770–1854), lawyer, politician and officer
- Brett Pesce (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Jordan Rapp (* 1980), duathlete and triathlete
- Robert Schade (1861–1912), painter
- Vanessa Lynn Williams (born 1963), actress and singer
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e Richard Miller: A Brief History of Tarrytown ( English ) Village of Tarrytown. 2005. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ MTA Metro-North Railroad Schedules ( English ) Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Karen Morey Kennedy: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Foster Memorial AME Zion Church ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved January 21, 2009.
Web links
- Village of Tarrytown (English)
- Tarrytown . Historic River Towns of Westchester