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ANDREW JACKSON |
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was President of the United States |
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MARTIN VAN BUREN |
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was Vice President |
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WILLIAM L. MARCY |
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was Governor of New York State |
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JOHN TRACY |
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was Lieutenant Governor |
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ALEXANDER MASTERTON |
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Owner of the Masterton Quarry on Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, had just finished his house at 90 White Plains Road, which is still standing.
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U.S. POST OFFICE |
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Was at the Ward House on White Plains Road, Tuckahoe. It was called "Bronx" and served both the Tuckahoe and Bronxville area. The Postmaster was John R. Hayward, owner of the house, then known as "Marble Hall" - an inn.
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DANBURY STAGE LINE |
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Known as "The Red Bird" was running along the White Plains Road, with a stop to change horses at the Ward House. The fare from New York City to the "Bronx" post office was $1.00. The trip from New York to Danbury tok about 11 hours. The line was the only means of public transportation through the town, since the railroads did not reach here until 1844, and subsequently put the stage line out of business.
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CHURCHES |
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The nearest churches were St. Paul's in Mt. Vernon, the Asbury Methodist Church in Crestwood, and St. John's Episcopal Church in Colonial Heights. All are still in existence.
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SCHOOLS |
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At this time there were only four schools in the entire town: The Marble School on the White Plains Road (now North Columbus Avenue) near present Devonia Avenue; a school on the corner of Wilmot Road and the White Plains Road, used for a time by children from both Eastchester (northern) and New Rochelle; one on the corner of Kingsbridge Road and South Third Avenue in Mt. Vernon, and another in the western section of Mt. vernon. Figures in 1820 show only 170 children attending school in the entire town of Eastchester - which then included all of Mt. vernon and part of the Bronx.
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