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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Town Petition to Move the Pelhamville Depot in 1887

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Recently I wrote about the early efforts of citizens of Pelham to petition seeking a move of the New Haven Line train station in Pelhamville.  See Monday, April 19, 2010:  Early Talk of Moving the Pelhamville Train Station from its Original Location.  Today's

Friday, January 29, 2010

News of Pelham, City Island and Pelhamville Reported on September 5, 1884

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The September 5, 1884 issue of The Chronicle, published in Mount Vernon, New York, included news columns reporting on developments in Pelham and City Island and in Pelhamville.  The two news columns are transcribed below, each followed by a citation to its

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Another Brief Account of the January 1, 1883 Annual Meeting of the Pelham Manor Protective Club

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I previously have written about the Pelham Manor Protective Club including an account of its January 1, 1883 annual meeting.  See:

Thursday, September 24, 2009:  Brief Newspaper Account of the January 1, 1883 Annual Meeting of the Pelham Manor Protective Club.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Village of North Pelham Saved From a Flood in 1903

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.The Village of North Pelham avoided a catastrophe in 1903. The quick actions of the New Rochelle Fire Chief prevented the calamitous collapse of a dam holding back thirty million gallons of water that would have rushed into the Village. An article published in a New

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

An Early Event in the History of Pelhamwood

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Just north of the Pelham station of the New Haven Line is the lovely neighborhood known as Pelhamwood. The neighborhood was developed in the early 20th Century by Clifford B. Harmon and his company, Clifford B. Harmon & Co. A full history of the neighborhood was