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Writings by Sandra Harrison including poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction; children's literatire.
Learned this from Buckout Road FB (Facebook) posting: “This is Larry James.“ “At the racially charged 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the former White Plains High School track star stood tall and won multiple Olympic Medals. The games were held just a few… Continue Reading “Larry James”
Found this info at Trailside Nature Museum up in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Pound Ridge, NY. It is possible that the Leather Man wandered in White Plains in the northern sections where there are still woods.
Entry is update version of the section of “After the Revolution to Present Times” and “City Planning and Direction” in White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts. AFTER THE REVOLUTION TO PRESENT TIMES After the Revolution ending in 1788, White Plains (WP) separated… Continue Reading “White Plains After the Revolution, City Planning; Direction”
Entry is updated version of the sections on “American Revolution,” “Battle of White Plains,” “Merritt and Miller Hills” and “War Remembrances” from the book White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts: AMERICAN REVOLUTION When the American Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence on… Continue Reading “White Plains and the American Revolution; Revolutionary War Remembrances”
Entry is an updated version of the section on “Waterways” in the book: White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts: Entry is an updated version of the section on “Waterways” from the book: White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts: WATERWAYS: Many… Continue Reading “Waterways in White Plains”
Keeping active, has always been the way White Plains (WP) rolled. Fishing, hunting and horse back riding were once necessities for bringing food to the table and to get around but as the community changed from an agricultural based economy, these activities became more… Continue Reading “Sports in White Plains: Past and Present”
Two Markers placed in 2012 for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail can be found in Tibbits Park. Its near Main St outside fountain.
Hartsdale, NY shares not only a border with White Plains (WP) but its history. White Plains has a street named Hartsdale Ave located in Highlands neighborhood. Hartsdale during Colonial Days was part of Philipsburg Manor owned by the Frederick Philipse family and his descendants.… Continue Reading “What’s in a name? In Neighboring Hartsdale”
How did people get around White Plains before & during colonial days? How did new modes of transport transform WP from a “sleepy” small village into a modern city? Horses: Remember, that modern day horses did not come to America till Europeans brought them… Continue Reading “Transportation in White Plains”
Westchester County Seat and Government
Posted on July 15, 2020 by sandraharrison1954
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Entry is updated section on “County Seat” of White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts: COUNTY SEAT: On Feb 4, 1758, Westchester’s court house was destroyed by fire. It was in the former Town of Westchester (West Chester) in what is now the Bronx. White… Continue Reading “Westchester County Seat and Government”
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Category: Bedford History, Commentary on American Culture, Historic Building, White Plains History