Timeline of Briarcliff Manor explained
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Define $dx = 20 # shift text to right side of barPlotData = bar:event width:20 color:Red shift:($dx,-4) from:1850 till:1900 color:red from:1900 till:2000 color:orange from:2000 till:2014 color:yellow mark:(line,gray) at:2010 text:"2009 Expanded library reopens" at:2006 text:"2003 Briarcliff Lodge demolished" at:2002 text:"2002 Village centennial" mark:(line,white) at:1982 text:"1982 Large downtown fire" at:1971 text:"1971 Present high school opens" at:1964 text:"1964 Village Hall constructed" at:1958 text:"1959 Train station reopens as library" at:1952 text:"1952 Village semicentennial" at:1939 text:"1939 Briarcliff Lodge closes" at:1927 text:"1927 Part of Mt. Pleasant is incorporated" at:1915 text:"1913 Municipal Building constructed" at:1911 text:"1908 First International Road Race" at:1907 text:"1907 Scarborough is incorporated" at:1902 text:"1902 Village founded, Briarcliff Lodge built" at:1890 text:"1890 Walter Law comes to Briarcliff Manor" at:1880 text:"1880 First train stops in Briarcliff Manor" at:1864 text:"1864 Scarborough post office established"
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The
history of Briarcliff Manor, a village in
Westchester County, New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the
Hudson and
Pocantico Rivers in the 19th century. The area now known as Briarcliff Manor had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the village did not occur until the Industrial Revolution. The village, which was incorporated with one square mile in 1902, has expanded primarily through annexation: of Scarborough in 1906 and from the town of
Mount Pleasant in 1927 to its current area of 6.7sqmi. The village has also grown in population; from 331 when established to 7,867 in the
2010 census.
Prehistory
- Archaic period: Around this time, the area of Scarborough-on-Hudson is first inhabited.
- Precolonial era: The area of present-day Briarcliff Manor is inhabited by a band of the Wappinger tribes of Native Americans known as Sint Sincks (or "Sing Sings").
20th century
- 1914–18 (World War I): 91 Briarcliff Manor residents serve in the U.S. armed forces.
- 1941–45 (World War II): More than 340 of the village's 1,830 residents Briarcliff Manor residents serve in the U.S. armed forces.
- 1950–53 (Korean War): Approximately 30 Briarcliff Manor residents serve in the U.S. armed forces.
- 1965–72 (Vietnam War): At least five men serve in the U.S. armed forces, with four killed and another wounded.
See also
Further reading
- Published in the 20th century
- Book: Pattison, Robert. A History of Briarcliff Manor. 1939. William Rayburn. 39333547. A 1939 publication on the history of Briarcliff Manor.
- Book: Our Village: Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 1902 to 1952. Historical Committee of the Semi–Centennial. 1952. 83238400. 24569093. A 1952 publication on the history of Briarcliff Manor.
- Book: A Village Between Two Rivers: Briarcliff Manor. 1977. Monarch Publishing, Inc.. Bosak. Midge. White Plains, New York. 6163930. A 1977 publication on the history of Briarcliff Manor.
- Book: Cheever, Mary. The Changing Landscape: A History of Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough. 1990. Phoenix Publishing. West Kennebunk, Maine. 0-914659-49-9. 22274920. A 1990 publication on the history of Briarcliff Manor.
- Published in the 21st century
- Book: Feist. Michael. Ellis. Myles. Briarcliff Manor: Then and Now. 2014. Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society. August 18, 2014. 978-1320106931. A 2014 publication on buildings, places, and events in Briarcliff Manor.
External links
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