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Croton-on-Hudson is located at (41.204228, -73.886177) [8] on the shores of the Hudson The zip codes are 10520 and 10521. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km 2), of which 4.8 square miles (12.4 km 2) is land and 6.1 square miles (15.8 km 2), or 56.06%, is water.
The over 2,600 NHLs found in the U.S. today come in many forms: historic buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts. Each NHL represents an outstanding aspect of American history and culture." There are 19 NHLs in Westchester County and one NHL District. [3] Armour-Stiner House, Irvington
Van Cortlandt Manor is a 17th-century house and property built by the Van Cortlandt family located near the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers in the village of Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York, United States. The colonial era stone and brick manor house is now a museum and is a National Historic Landmark.
Croton-on-Hudson resident Jared Harél signs a copy of his book of poems called "Let Our Bodies Change the Subject" during a Celebration of Local Authors event April 28 at the Croton Free Library ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York, excluding the city of Peekskill, which has its own list.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the northern half of Westchester County, New York, United States.
The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The great aqueducts , which were among the first in the United States , carried water by gravity 41 miles (66 km) from the Croton River in Westchester County to reservoirs in Manhattan .
The Castle of Charles V. Crotone (/ k r oʊ ˈ t oʊ n eɪ, k r ə ˈ-/; Italian: [kroˈtoːne] ⓘ; Crotonese: Cutrone or Cutruni) is a city and comune in Calabria, Italy.. Founded c. 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Kroton (Ancient Greek: Κρότων or Ϙρότων; Latin: Crotona), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous ...
He arrived in the Greek colony of Croton (today's Crotone, in Calabria) in what was then Magna Graecia. [29] [73] [75] [76] [77] All sources agree that Pythagoras was charismatic and quickly acquired great political influence in his new environment. [29] [78] [79] He served as an advisor to the elites in Croton and gave them frequent advice. [80]