Battle Park and the Miller House |
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Corner of Battle Avenue and Whitney Street,
White Plains
10606
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| After the Battle of White Plains on Chatterton Hill in October of 1776, the American Army, led by General George Washington, retreated to the rugged hills of North Castle at Battle Hill more determined than ever to fight on
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Chatterton Hill |
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White Plains
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| The Battle of White Plains took place on this site on October 28, 1776 The area is now a City of White Plains residential neighborhood
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First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Monument |
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2880 Cropmond Road (Route 202),
Yorktown Heights
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| In 1781 the First Rhode Island Regiment, a mostly black force led by Col Christopher Greene, was killed defending Pines Bridge from the British The soldiers were buried in unmarked graves in the nearby churchyard of the Presbyterian Church
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Jacob Purdy House |
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60 Park Avenue,
White Plains
10603
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| Phone: 914-328-1776/914-682-8426 |
| Hours of Operation: By Appointment Only |
| 1720 Colonial farmhouse and the oldest historic structure in White Plains It twice served as Washington's Headquarters
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Odell House (Rochambeau Headquarters) |
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425 Ridge Road,
New Rochelle
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| Hours of Operation: Not open to the Public |
| General Rochambeau, commander of the French Army in America, made the Odell farmhouse his headquarters for several weeks during the summer of 1781
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Patriots Park |
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Broadway (Route 9),
Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown
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| In 1853 a monument was erected to the three captors of John Andrea, a British spy who conspired with Benedict Arnold to steal the plans for West Point during the Revolution, on land donated by freed black slaves William and Mary Taylor
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Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site |
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897 South Columbus Avenue,
Mount Vernon
10550
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| Phone: 914-667-4116 |
| Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm |
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| The site consists of a restored Colonial church (1763-1787) that was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War, a historic village green, and a museum
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Thomas Paine Cottage |
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20 Sicard Avenue,
New Rochelle
10804
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| Phone: 914-633-1776 |
| Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm; Friday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
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| At the close of the Revolutionary War, New York State honored the contributions of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, to the war effort by awarding him a 277-acre farm in New Rochelle that had been confiscated from a Tory owner
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