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About Bedford, NY taken from BedFordNy.info:

On December 23, 1680, 22 men from Stamford, Connecticut, founded the Town of Bedford when they purchased, fur coats, blankets, wampum and cloth, a tract of land three miles square known as the “Hopp Ground” from Chief Katonah and several other Indians.

These “proprietors” from Stamford were New England Puritans who promptly set about to plan their new settlement providing for a meetinghouse, gristmill on the Mianus River and burying ground. Today’s Village Green is one-third its original size but the graveyard and surrounding principal streets remain substantially as they were originally planned in 1681.

Bedford was part of Connecticut in 1697 when a patent fixed the boundaries as a six-mile square and it wasn’t until England’s King William issued a royal degree in 1700, to settle a boundary dispute, that Bedford became part of New York.

The Town’s importance grew during the Colonial period and served as the wartime Westchester County seat during the Revolutionary War after the Battle of White Plains and until Bedford was burned by the British on July 11, 1779. After the Revolution, Bedford became one of two seats of County government, alternating with White Plains until 1870. The Court House in Bedford Village, built in 1787 and renovated in the 1960s, is Westchester County’s oldest government building.

Bedford Village

The original 1680 Bedford settlement was in Bedford Village in the southeastern portion of the Town, with its Village Green and historic buildings dating to the 18th and early 19th centuries. Among these are the 1787 Court House and several homes built after the British burned the village during the Revolution. In 1972, the Bedford Village Historic District was established by local ordinance and is listed on both the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places. The burying ground, established in 1681, was apparently still in use after the Colonial period as the latest headstone dates to 1885. A museum in the Court House is open to the public.

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About Mt Kisco taken from Mt Kisco Chamber of Commerce

Mount Kisco is located about 36 miles north of New York City. The village has been described variously as the “commercial hub of Northern Westchester,” “the shopping capital of Northern Westchester,” and “the healthcare capital of Northern Westchester.”

Mount Kisco is all of these and more. Mount Kisco is truly the heart of Northern Westchester.

Living in Mt Kisco

Mount Kisco is a Village/Town with some 9,983 residents spanning the full spectrum of income levels and living accommodations. Residents buy, rent and sublet in a variety of neighborhoods and in a variety of homes. Condominiums, cooperatives, apartments, single-family and multi-family homes and luxury estate houses happily co-exist in Mount Kisco.

In Mount Kisco, home means more than an individual residence. Home is inextricably entwined with the neighborhood in which you live. There are several distinct neighborhoods within the 10549 zip code and many of them celebrate their closeness with annual block parties.

About Mt Kisco taken from MountKisco,org

Mount Kisco was founded in 1850 shortly after the arrival of the railroad. It included two small settlements called Kirbyville and New Castle Corners. Kisco is derived from an Indian word –either kiskamenahook meaning “settlement near a brook” or cisqua meaning “a muddy place.” Mount comes from the 623-foot hill northwest of town.

Since 1875, Mount Kisco has been an incorporated Village under the Village Law of the State of New York. One half of the Village laid in the Town of Bedford, and on half laid in the Town of New Castle. In the mid-seventies, the administrations of the two Towns agreed to support the Village’s effort to “secede” from the Towns. Mount Kisco emerged from the Town of Bedford and the Town of New Castle as a coterminous and independent Village/Town of Mount Kisco effective January 1, 1978.

There is a statue named “Chief Kisco” in Mount Kisco. There never was a real person with that name. David F. Gorham gave the statue to Mount Kisco in 1907 as a decorative top to a water fountain. On the base of the pedestal are the words “God’s Only Beverage For Man and Beast.” Chief Kisco rules over the village from his perch at the intersection of Routes 133 and 117.

Mount Kisco comprises 3.25 square miles and has a population of 9,983 (2000 estimate). It includes 3,993 households as per the 2000 census.

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Located on Long Island Sound just thirty miles east of New York City, Greenwich is recognized as a premier residential community. We have 8,000 acres of protected land, including 32 miles of coast, 20 parks, four beaches and a municipal golf course. In a recent Robb Report Greenwich was ranked first among the top ten places to live in America.

With a population of approximately 61,000, our economy is thriving with about a dozen of the 100 largest corporations in Connecticut headquartered here. Our leading industries are financial services, real estate, retail, home construction and home renovation.

The value of all real property exceeds $50 billion, the highest in Connecticut, with the median price of a home at approximately $1,500,000 and the average home at approximately $2,208,000.

Greenwich prides itself on fiscal responsibility as evidenced by its adherence to a “pay-as-you-go” philosophy. Thanks to excellent fiscal management, Greenwich property tax rates are among the lowest in the state.

We value education here. There are approximately 8,900 students in our public education system at 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and a 4-year high school. Pursuing post-secondary education are 89.8 percent of our public school graduates.

For more information about Greenwich contact – Welcome to Greenwich Connecticut

Mike Cola

About Chappaqua

Chappaqua is in Westchester County, in the New York metro area. The community name derives from an Indian term translated as “place where the brush makes a rustling sound.” The latitude of Chappaqua is 41.159N. The longitude is -73.765W. Elevation is 492 feet. The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 9,468.

The Village of Bronxville is a mile square community that is 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. Our charming English-style Village is nestled along the banks of the Bronx River in Southern Westchester County with a population of 6,200 residents. From its beginnings in the mid 17th century Bronxville has evolved into one of America’s premiere metropolitan suburbs.

For more information about Bronxville,  NY contact The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce.