1913 Decision of Public Service Commission to Allow Reorganization of City Island Horse Railroad for Electrification

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Recently I have been writing about the "horse railroad" that ran from Bartow Station to City Island when the area was part of the Town of Pelham.  Today's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog transcribes the text of an article published in 1913 describing a

Photograph of Town Hall on Fifth Avenue Published in 1913

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Below is an interesting photograph of Pelham Town Hall on Fifth Avenue in 1913. The photograph appeared in the December 20, 1913 issue of The Pelham Sun.  A citation to its source appears beneath the photograph.




Source:  The Town Hall, North Pelham, The

Photograph of Augustine C. McGuire, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the First District Fire Department in 1913

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I recently posted to the Historic Pelham Blog the text of a report issued in 1913 by Augustine C. McGuire, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners.  See:

Thu., August 6, 2009:  Brief History of the Fire Department in the Village of North Pelham Published

1913 Report of the Firemen's Benevolent Association in Pelham

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An early issue of The Pelham Sun published in early 1913 included a report on the Firemen's Benevolent Association.  The report included a brief history of the founding of the Association and was accompanied by an engraving of a fireman using a megaphone at a

Architectural Rendering of the Fifth Avenue Station of the New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad in North Pelham Published in 1913

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Once known as the "Million-Dollar-a-Mile Railroad" because it was so expensive to build, the New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad once crossed the Village of North Pelham.  Opened in 1912, the Railroad reportedly never made a profit and closed in 1937.

Biographical Data for Famed Illustrator and Artist Edward Penfield of Pelham Manor

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Edward Penfield is considered one of the masters of graphic design.  He was a poster artist and illustrator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  He lived in Pelham Manor.  There is a beautiful Web site devoted to his life and work located at http://

Jacob Heisser's Summary of the Early History of Pelhamville Published in 1913

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In 1913, The Pelham Sun published reminiscences of the early history of Pelhamville written by Jacob Heisser.  Transcribed below is the text of Heisser's reminiscences.

"The Ancient Pelhamville
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It was in the year 1862 that I came to Pelhamville.  The

Report on State of the Village of North Pelham by President Peter Ceder Published in 1913

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President of North Pelham, Peter Ceder, prepared a "State of the Village" report that appeared in an issue of The Pelham Sun published in 1913.  The report provides an interesting description of the state of the Village at a time when it was beginning to

Brief History of the Fire Department in the Village of North Pelham Published in 1913

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In 1913, The Pelham Sun published a report on the state of the First District Fire Department prepared by Augustine C. McGuire, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners.  The report included a little on the history of the Fire Department.  The text of the

Pelham Manor Fire Chief Pleads for Taxpayers to Authorize Purchase of Village's First Fire Engine

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In 1913, The Pelham Sun carried a report prepared by George S. Chappell, Chief of the Pelham Manor Fire Department, in which the Chief noted that the Villages of Pelham and North Pelham had purchased a "motor driven" fire engine although the taxpayers of

Brief Description of Pelham's Clay Avenue and Washington Avenue Area in 1913

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