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The Scarborough Historic District is a national historic district located in the suburban community of Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York.The 376-acre (152 ha) district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and contains seven historically and architecturally significant properties dating from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
Briarcliff Manor (/ ˈ b r aɪ. ər k l ɪ f /) is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City.It is on 5.9 square miles (15 km 2) of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, geographically shared by the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining.
To the south-west of the town, beside the York to Scarborough railway line, is an ornamental lake known as Scarborough Mere. In the 20th century the Mere was a popular park, with rowing boats, canoes and a miniature pirate ship – the Hispaniola – on which passengers were taken to 'Treasure Island' to dig for doubloons. [46]
Scarborough, the longest serving anchor in New York's history, called his time at the network "historic," a source with knowledge told The Post.
The first twenty-nine street lights, all electric, were installed in 1904, and Scarborough was incorporated into Briarcliff Manor in 1906. Law largely developed his land as a business corporation until 1907, when Briarcliff Farms moved to Pine Plains, New York, and Law began developing Briarcliff Manor as a municipal corporation instead. [2
After over half a century, Chuck Scarborough stepped down as the evening news anchor of NBC 4 New York. Scarborough, who sat behind the desk during Nixon's resignation, the end of the Vietnam War ...
Beechwood is a Hudson River estate in Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. The estate was most notably the home of Frank A. Vanderlip and his family, and is a contributing property to the Scarborough Historic District. The house and property were owned by the Vanderlip family from 1906 to 1979.
NEW YORK — Longtime news anchor Chuck Scarborough is stepping down from the anchor’s desk at NBC New York after more than 50 years. “The time has come to pass the torch,” Scarborough said ...