... wide) from the Harlem Bridge through Westchester County to connect with the Old Boston Post Road at Eastchester and Pelham. The route selected for that roadway l ed from the bridge (that in modern times became known as the "Third Avenue Bridge") to ...
... first responders for their tireless efforts." The Mount Vernon Fire Department was assisted by the New Rochelle, Pelham, and Eastchester Fire Department. Over 35 firefighters responded to the scene. "This is a type of tragedy that every firefighter ...
Happy Evacuation Day dear Pelham. Today is the 233rd anniversary of the original Evacuation Day on November 25, 1783 when British troops departed Manhattan at the close of the Revolutionary War and George Washington, his staff, and troops made a triumphal entry into New York City before cheering throngs of ecstatic Americans.
... the northeast including the Old Boston Post Road. The section of that famous roadway that passes through the Town of Pelham is known today as "Colonial Avenue." The Beginnings of the Old Boston Post Road The brief stretch of the Old Boston Post Road ...
On August 7, 1874, a cryptic announcement appeared in the New-York Tribune regarding the opening of a new stagecoach line through City Island and Pelham Bridge in the Town of Pelham. It read: "CITY ISLAND.