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Writings by Sandra Harrison including poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction; children's literatire.
Copied here is information from handout given out at White Plains Local History Roundtable Feb 2018. NAACP in area covers Greenburgh & White Plains (WP). Housing in WP was segregated and Battle Hill was part of Greenburgh till 1916 when WP annexed the area… Continue Reading “Notable Afro-Americans of White Plains”
This a copy of the text from Ben Himmelfarb’s blog on Local History on Rosa Kittrell for which White Plains (WP) named one of its parks : Local History: Rosa Kittrell By Ben Himmelfarb October 10 has been designated World Mental Health Day by the… Continue Reading “Rosa Kittrell”
White Plains (WP) today is a “diverse” community but has not always been. Census reporting gives the best way to examine the changes. WP’s first settlers came from Rye in 1683 and were English Puritans. The first US census of 1790, recorded WP with… Continue Reading “White Plains Demographics”
Decided to post some stories shared by people on Facebook (FB): Mike Stinnett in responding to a picture posted of the former 1909 White Plains Public Library in the FB group of “White Plains, Remember when…” wrote the following: “I used to read the… Continue Reading “White Plains Anecdotes”
White Plains (WP) Historic Society’s newsletter posted article below on the history behind the names of City’s parks: It should be noted that the City has other parks (see information posted below from City’s Park’s & Recreation Dept.), plazas and playgrounds (not in a… Continue Reading “Parks of White Plains: History Behind the Name”
Entry is from White Plains, NY: A City of Contrasts from chapter “North Broadway Area.” Both the Presbyterian Church & Cemetery and the White Plains (WP) Rural Cemetery on N Broadway contain graves from colonial times and veterans of the Battle of WP. As was once customary, people… Continue Reading “Buried in White Plains”
This entry is an updated version of a section from White Plains, New York: City of Contrasts in chapter “Houses:” Some of White Plains (WP) early farms would later became country estates for wealthy New Yorkers (later 1800’s to early 1900’s), private schools, hospitals, golf courses, and even… Continue Reading “White Plains’ Older Homes”
The following entry is an updated version from “The Purchase of White Plains” chapter in White Plains, NY: A City of Contrasts: White Plains (WP) in Colonial days was largely made up of farms. Mills sprang up along streams & its rivers bringing the… Continue Reading “White Plains’ 1st Village Street”
An updated version of entry of White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts from “Business District” chapter: Most of the buildings in White Plains’ Business District (BD) were built in the 20th century. Some of the structures were repurposed or rebuilt though there many structures that are original… Continue Reading “Historic Traces in White Plains Business District (BD)”
This entry is an updated version of “Hospitals” from White Plains, New York: A City of Contrasts.” The Former St Agnes Hospital St. Agnes Hospital, closed in 2003, had its beginnings in 1908. The medical building on the property underwent renovations and the former… Continue Reading “White Plains Hospitals”
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