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Description

This annual report shows the acquisition of lands necessary for planned Westchester County park and parkway projects. By 1928 in order to establish the Silver Lake Preserve, the commission purchased 427 acres of land "from property owners, both whites and blacks, in this corner of the county where White Plains, Harrison, and North Castle come together, including The Hills land."

Creator

Westchester County Park and Recreation Commissions Annual Report

Date

1928-04-30

Subject

Silver Lake Park

Silver Lake Preserve

Westchester County Park Commission

Publisher

Westchester County Park Commission

Type

Text

Format

Document

Source

Westchester County Parks Commission 1928 Annual Report, page 10

Courtesy of the Westchester County Archives

Quinn, Edythe Ann. Freedom Journey: Black Civil War Soldiers and The Hills Community, Westchester County, New York, Albany: State University of New York Press, c2015, p.125

Language

en-US

Rights

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Citation

Westchester County Park and Recreation Commissions Annual Report, “Silver Lake Preserve,” Harrison Remembers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.harrisonpl.org/harrison-remembers/items/show/112.

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