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1. www.scarsdalehistoricalsociety.orgScarsdale Historical Society

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   Mar 4, 2024 · CREATING A VIRTUAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. We're taking history out of the archives so we can scan it, curate it and share it online. Starting with more than 1,300 issues of the Scarsdale Inquirer and historic photographs and maps, we're funding projects with institutions like the Scarsdale Public Library and the Westchester County Historical Society.

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2. www.scarsdalehistoricalsociety.org › brief-historyBrief History of Scarsdale - Scarsdale Historical Society

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   At the time of the first federal census in 1790, Scarsdale's six and one-half square miles held 281 inhabitants. Fifty years later that figure had declined slightly so that in 1840 Scarsdale had 255 residents, and all but four of its adult men worked as farmers or farm workers.

3. scarsdalerocks.com › scarsdale_history › scarsdale_historyScarsdale History

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   History, more then you may want to know: Caleb Heathcote purchased the lands that would become Scarsdale at the end of the 17th century and, on March 21, 1701, had them elevated to a royal manor. He named the lands after his ancestral home in Derbyshire, England. The first local census of 1712 counted twelve inhabitants, including seven African ...

4. www.scarsdalehistoricalsociety.org › scarsdales-18Scarsdale’s 18th and 19th Century Heritage Homes

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   The Scarsdale Estate Company bought the house and its 127-acre farm in 1900 to develop the first mansions along Heathcote Road. Our Society’s historian, Barbara Shay MacDonald, lived in this house from 1967 to 1998. She details the history of this well-preserved landmark in her article Early History of the Underhill House.

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5. scarsdale10583.com › section-table › 102-shout-itDrawings of Scarsdale by Whistler Discovered by Historical ...

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Identified as St. James the Less in Scarsdale, NY. Source: Library of Congress The Scarsdale Historical Society has discovered two drawings of Scarsdale by American master, James McNeil Whistler. They depict a private home and St. James the Less Church, both dated 1852 or 1853. Both works reinforce the Whistler family’s ties to early ...

6. vimeo.com › 946725749The Village: A History of Downtown Scarsdale on Vimeo

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   The Village: A History of Downtown Scarsdale. Take a historic journey through Scarsdale's business district and learn how it expanded from a humble train stop into today's iconic Tudor-style shopping center. The film features rare archival images and interviews with local historians including Jordan Copeland, Leslie Chang and Peter Blier.

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   Who are the Scarsdale historians?

   • Featuring local historians and residents including Randy Guggenheimer, Jordan Copeland, Leslie Chang, Michael Zeller, Eliot Goldfinger and others. Produced by the Scarsdale Historical Society, directed and edited by Lesley Topping.See more videos here. We're taking history out of the archives so we can scan it, curate it and share it online.

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   What is the history of the Scarsdale House?

   • The land where the Scarsdale House stands has a rich history. It was once sacred to Native Americans who lived on the land before the Dutch purchased it in the 1600s*. The beautiful house itself is on the National Register of Historic Places, and a tour of its stunning interior is viewable on the Scarsdale Woman’s Club website.*

   Scarsdale’s 18th and 19th Century Heritage Homes

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   Why was Scarsdale important?

   • Scarsdale was the subject of a landmark United States Supreme Court decision, ACLU v Scarsdale (1985), that established the so-called "reindeer rule" regarding public nativity scenes and upheld the right of local religious groups to place crèches on public property. The first official historian of the Village of Scarsdale was Richard Lederer.

   Scarsdale History

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   When did Scarsdale become a town?

   • After Caleb's death in 1721, the land was inherited by his two daughters. In 1774 the manor was broken up, and the tenants became the proprietors. Scarsdale became a town by the law of March 7, 1788. During the American Revolution, both the Continental and British armies passed through parts of Scarsdale.

   Brief History of Scarsdale — Scarsdale Historical Society

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   Who lived at 150 Webster Road in Scarsdale?

   • * Robert Hanssen, Soviet spy, lived at 150 Webster Road in Scarsdale from 1978 until 1981; his children attended IHM. His wife told the FBI * Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel, gangster and Las Vegas resort builder.

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   When did 'Scarsdale' come out?

   • Scarsdale. Original air date: February 3, 2009 * Guys and Dolls - A Broadway man chides a woman's marital aspirations by saying "You have wished yourself a Scarsdale Galahad, a breakfast-eating, Brooks Brothers, type." * Rent - The main character, Mark, makes two references to Scarsdale as his hometown.

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8. scarsdale10583.com › section-table › 29-around-townHistorical Society to Premier, "The Village: A History of ...

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   Apr 20, 2024 · It is part of an ongoing series from the Scarsdale Historical Society on the history and neighborhoods of Scarsdale. All the previous films can be viewed here. Admission to the film is free. The event is co-sponsored by the Scarsdale Historical Society, the Scarsdale Public Library and the Scarsdale Business Alliance.