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For many years after 1916, Pelham was the headquarters of the Sanborn Map Company, which produced Sanborn maps. The Pelham Picture House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [7] The book, The Haunted History of Pelham, New York, documents the history of Pelham and the region, including ghost stories. [8]
Thomas Pell, 1st Lord of Pelham Manor (1608 – September 21, 1669) [1] was an English-born physician who bought the area known as Pelham, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County, New York, and founded the town of Westchester at the head of navigation on Westchester Creek in 1654.
The village of Pelham is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 6,910 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ] It is located in the town of Pelham , which is colloquially referred to as Pelham.
Sir John Pell IV, 2nd Lord of Pelham Manor (February 3, 1643 – c. 1712) [a] was an English-born American landowner who owned Pelham, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County, New York.
The Bartow–Pell Mansion is a historic house museum at 895 Shore Road in the northern section of Pelham Bay Park, within the New York City borough of the Bronx.The two-story building, designed in the mid-19th century by an unknown architect, has a Greek Revival facade and federal interiors and is the last surviving manor house in the Pelham Bay Park area.
The islands were acquired by the government of New York City on April 29, 1939, and are now part of Pelham Bay Park. [1] City Island - originally known as “Great Minnefords”, the 235 acre island is the largest of the group. Before the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Palmer renamed it "City Island" as part of his plans to create a great port city.
Thomas Pell, 3rd Lord of Pelham Manor (c. 1686 – September 3, 1739), was an American landowner who owned Pelham, New York, as well as land that now includes the eastern Bronx and southern Westchester County, New York.
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