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The Old Wooden Bridge – Tarrytown, New York (1905)

October 30, 2026 No Comments

Kathleen Spaulding lived in Elmira, a city and the county seat of Chemung County on the Chemung River in south-central New York State. Located on

“Greetings from Cousin Bella” – Tarrytown, NY (1903)

August 31, 2026 No Comments

The Misses De Puy lived in Jenkintown, a prosperous borough in Montgomery County of southeast Pennsylvania. The first European immigrants settled in this area about

“Sunnyside” on the Hudson – Tarrytown, NY (circa 1905)

April 5, 2023 No Comments

Although Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane may be recognized by contemporary readers, the works of Washington Irving have fallen into relative obscurity when compared