... Manor of Pelham in 1778 . Fri., Jun. 20, 2014: Brief Letter Dated June 13, 1776 from Samuel Tredwell Pell of Pelham Manor and Others to General George Washington . Samuel Tredwell Pell was born in the Manor of Pelham on July 26, 1755, a son of ...
... Acquitted in Rare 17th Century Witchcraft Trial in New York . Now there is evidence that after he inherited Pelham Manor from his uncle and Pelham founder Thomas Pell, John Pell also allowed settlers to reside on City Island. The evidence appears in ...
In 1876 a horse-drawn road coach known as "The Pelham Coach" began running between New York City's Hotel Brunswick and the "Pelham Manor" of yore. This road coach was not a simple hired coach that ferried passengers from New York City.
Sandwiched between the southern boundary of the Village of Pelham Manor in the Town of Pelham and the northern boundary of Pelham Bay Park is a tiny strip of land only 250 feet wide that long has been known as "no-man's land." While the phrase may evoke images of a forsaken strip that no one wishes to frequent, nothing could be further from the truth.
... and brutal assaults on Pelham residents. Known at the time as "tramps," these vagrants became such a problem in Pelham Manor that the residents of that settlement formed the "Pelham Manor Protective Club," a vigilance committee that served to police ...
... Courses Open . During this nationwide golf craze, driving ranges and a short course opened in the Village of Pelham Manor as well. Today's Historic Pelham Blog article tells the story of those Pelham Manor driving ranges and short course. The Pelham ...
... eventually became one of the two principal real estate developments from which much of today's Village of Pelham Manor evolved. (The other section, of course, was the development of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association organized two ...
... history, and largest number of people of color, six. "I'm grateful to the people of New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor for choosing me to represent them at the Board of Legislators. It's a responsibility that I don't take lightly," said ...
... . Tue., Sep. 18, 2007: Installation of the First Full-Time Pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pelham Manor in 1877 . The installation of Rev. Waite as pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church on December 4, 1877 was, of ...
... extended from Shore Road across today's Split Rock Golf Course and I-95 and what remains of Split Rock Road in Pelham Manor. There the road wound past the top of Prospect Hill and joined with the pathway and wagon trail we know today as Wolfs Lane ...
As one might surmise from the 2,206 Historic Pelham articles published online so far, Pelham Manor -- indeed, the entire Town of Pelham -- is a very historic place. Histories of the Town have been written and published since at least 1848.
... the Home Defense Forces of all three villages in The Pelhams assembled at Village Hall in the Village of Pelham Manor. At 7:00 a.m. that day, church bells began ringing at churches throughout Pelham. The bells rang continuously for thirty minutes. ...
... the Home Defense Forces of all three villages in The Pelhams assembled at Village Hall in the Village of Pelham Manor. At 7:00 a.m. that day, church bells began ringing at churches throughout Pelham. The bells rang continuously for thirty minutes. ...
... or Yonkers for a single fare of eight cents. Early last century, one of those trolley lines in the Village of Pelham Manor inspired the creative genius of a man named Fontaine Talbot Fox (1884-1964). He created one of the most popular comics in the ...
To this day Pelhamites chuckle fondly when they reminisce about the tiny little Pelham Manor Trolley that met all the trains and that inspired cartoonist Fontaine Fox to create the "Toonerville Trolley" that also met all the trains as part of the long-running comic "Toonerville Folks." Though the Pelham Manor trolley made its final run in 1937, more than eighty years later most residents of Pelham know of the trolley and the role it played in inspiring Fontaine Fox.
... somewhat evolved, as a portion of today's Pelham Bay Golf Course in Pelham Bay Park bordering the Village of Pelham Manor boundary. The course later was joined by a second adjacent course known today as the Split Rock Golf Course. William Kilgour, ...
... (also known, informally, as the "Tally Ho!") began running between New York City's Hotel Brunswick and the "Pelham Manor" of yore. This road coach was not a simple hired coach that ferried passengers from New York City in the days before Henry Ford ...
... IMPORTANT, VALUABLE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VILLAGES OF PELHAM, NORTH PELHAM, PELHAM HEIGHTS AND PELHAM MANOR Lying snugly between the flourishing cities of New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford ...
... to call the ir police, there was no way to do so. Instead, according to news reports, they had to contact the Pelham Manor police headquarters in the Village of Pelham Manor . As a local n ewspaper reported at the time, "this has been ...
... young wo m a n. She was a daughter of John S. and Dolores D. Kelly of 1465 Roosevelt Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor. On June 16, 1927 at 8:00 p.m. -- six years after the Girl Scout program first began in Pelham -- she became Pelham's first ...
... for the tiniest incorporated village in the State of New York. The village opted to appoint Village of Pelham Manor Police Chief Raphael H. Marks also to serve at the same time as Village of Pelham Police Chief. He served in that capacity from 1905 ...
... Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the Prohibition Ticket in Pelham Manor . Thu., Aug. 11, 2005: How Dry I Am: Pelham Goes Dry in the 1890s and Travers Island Is At the Center of a Storm . Pelham ...
... Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the Prohibition Ticket in Pelham Manor . Thu., Aug. 11, 2005: How Dry I Am: Pelham Goes Dry in the 1890s and Travers Island Is At the Center of a Storm . Pelham ...
... of publication. In its earliest days, the newspaper occasionally carried news of Pelham. In those early days, Pelham Manor had not been settled much. The settlement of Pelhamville was tiny and, as one might expected, generated little interest or ...
... Indeed, the two boards of directors were comprised of the same seven members on each -- five of whom were from Pelham Manor with one from New York City and another from Long Island City. Two of the directors from Pelham Manor served as President and ...
... Indeed, the two boards of directors were comprised of the same seven members on each -- five of whom were from Pelham Manor with one from New York City and another from Long Island City. Two of the directors from Pelham Manor served as President and ...
... Indeed, the two boards of directors were comprised of the same seven members on each -- five of whom were from Pelham Manor with one from New York City and another from Long Island City. Two of the directors from Pelham Manor served as President and ...
... Indeed, the two boards of directors were comprised of the same seven members on each -- five of whom were from Pelham Manor with one from New York City and another from Long Island City. Two of the directors from Pelham Manor served as President and ...
... at Red Church Corner, known today as Four Corners (the intersection of Boston Post Road and Pelhamdale Avenue). Pelham Manor posted John McCormack to handle the duties. He became known as "Mack," the "Smiling Cop," who became famous and even played ...
... was a drama filmed entirely from the perspective of a dog. A portion was filmed in the home of W. L. Brann of Pelham Manor, then located at 669 Wolf's Lane. Though the original home no longer stands, a lovely Cape Cod home built in 1949 now stands ...
... Bronx) to the Pelham Bridge -- not beyond the Pelham Bridge onto today's Shore Road between the bridge and the Pelham Manor border. In any event, it is clear that construction of the road between the Village of Westchester and Pelham Bridge ...
... and New Rochelle women, the organization encompassed women, "Juniors" (younger woment), and some men from Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, and other parts of Westchester County. Many communities, including Pelham Manor, organized ...
There is a lovely historic home located at 45 Iden Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor. It is known as "Pelhamdale."
... representation was cold at first, but after argument, confined their objections to the presumed attitude of Pelham Manor to such a proposition." In short, Pelhamville knew that the Town of Pelham would have to be annexed to block New York City from ...
... B. Randall, and B. Collins took the lead and decided to purchase a plot along today's Split Rock Road in Pelham Manor on land once owned by Aaron Burr and, later, the Prevost family. The land cost $1,500. The three men needed to raise $100 ...
It was a dirty little secret. Headmistress Emily Hall Hazen and the faculty of Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls on Esplanade at Boston Post Road in Pelham Manor wanted to keep it as quiet as possible.
Pelham's beautiful Town Hall building located at 34 Fifth Avenue was funded through the sale of bonds and built in 1909. Designed by Pelham Manor architect Frederick Roosevelt Loney, the building replaced the old wooden Town Hall building constructed on the same spot in 1890 and burned in a fire on the night of October 23, 1908.
Pelham's beautiful Town Hall building located at 34 Fifth Avenue was funded through the sale of bonds and built in 1909. Designed by Pelham Manor architect Frederick Roosevelt Loney, the building replaced the old wooden Town Hall building constructed on the same spot in 1890 and burned in a fire on the night of October 23, 1908.
... Avenue--beginning at the Shore Road, near the present boundary line between New Rochelle and the Village of Pelham Manor, and running north to where is now Hillcrest. When the New Haven Railroad, Harlem Division, opened the Pelham Manor Station in ...
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening a new restaurant in Pelham Manor at 798 Pelham Parkway on Thursday. The first 25 customers will score a free Chipotle t-shirt and a buy one get one free coupon to use on a return visit.