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Welcome to Rye! Rye, New York is a fascinating place that sits in the crossroads of America’s history, both literally and figuratively. From native peoples to European exploration, the colonial period to independence, emancipation to immigration, industrialization and transportation, prohibition and suburbanization, Rye played an integral part.
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Article History. Rye, city and town (township), on Long Island Sound, in Westchester county, southeastern New York, U.S. The original town site, at Pendingo Neck, was first settled (1660) by a company of men from Greenwich, Connecticut, who had purchased the land from the Siwanoy Indians; they named it (1665) for Rye in Sussex, England. The ...
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Rye Nursery Park (6.74 acres) – acquired "for wetland restoration and park uses" [63] and deemed as "crucial land in the Long Island Sound Estuary" in 2001 following a recommendation by the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Long Island Sound with the help of $3.1 million from the NY State and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund CWSRF administered by New York State ...
The Rye Historical Society is dedicated to researching, preserving, and celebrating Rye’s unique heritage. Located in the heart of downtown Rye, New York, our historic Square House Museum offers a dynamic and wide range of engaging experiences, including educational lectures, guided walking tours, school tours and programming, youth ...
Feb 16, 2017 · Growing to over 200 families in the next decade, they outgrew the original building and began building a new Community Synagogue in 1959. In more recent years, it is Rye’s tradition of philanthropy, acceptance and interfaith practice that brings religions together. Rye’s Interchurch Council, an active group in the community, became ...
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May 11, 2024 · The first reduction in Rye’s territory occurred in 1695, when Rye was in the Province of New York, having been transferred from the Colony of Connecticut by royal decree. John Harrison, newly arrived from Long Island, claimed to have “purchased” from a Native American a large tract of Rye’s land, which was approved by the governor of ...
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Plan Your Visit “If you like a sprawling, multifaceted plotline when it comes to cultural experiences, incorporating watershed moments in United States history, architecture, landscape design and the abolitionist movement, put the Jay Heritage Center in Rye on your list of destinations” (Read more of Douglas P. Clement’s article Young Americans in the New York Times here)
