Show LIVES IN old town of westchester saw stirring times in the days of the revolution to the village ol 01 HE visitor r T I 1 westchester N Y which by T the way la is the oldest in all A county glance at the old village store juet just wes t of the causeway across the causeway la Is a hill occupied ed by I 1 the presbyterian church the same sp spot ot where the british set up a breastwork breastwork to defend themselves in the fight of 76 for old time times eake sake a stranger etra ngor would want to walk out the pelham road a little way to eee see what remains of the famous spy oak it Is a tragedy to gee see thie this monarch among trees decapitated now its it wonderful height gained proudly in its life of centuries has been hewn hew u so that it ite a old friends almost weep at the eight night it ie it to me jeaure aure 30 feet in girth at the ground where its it roots spread A british spy caught by vigilant americans was hanged to its branches saya says tradition and furthermore A old st SL peter peters church containing bell made by melting chime chimes given in queen annee annes time strange callings of that british ghost were said t to 0 be audible after dusk walking west from the tillage square a short di distant stanta one comes to old st peter peters a chunh the fourth house of worship erected on this eito site in its yard aro are headstones dating back as far na 1713 upon the tomb stone of philip honey lioney well who was as active during the Rt voluton this inscription was as placed look on this tone stone and nd you will and find my journ journey y a 0 oer or and youra yours behind think then before you turn away that your yours may end nd before this thi day this was one of the early earit churchea churche 8 uta u xa which queen anna anne bestowed gifts in her day its chime of bells was given it 1 the be old bolls bells have since been melted and made into s new now one which rings sabbath day pilgrims to service as of old across the etrest it stands the parish horise case this building says doctor clendenin Clende the rector was the one used for to weeks as the colonial capital of the state of now york when an epidemic of fever foyer prompted a sud den move 1 few blocks farther west Is tho the picturesque rectory standing quite alone on a green knoll its surround ing land was part of tho the ancient glebe given by the town in 1703 records state that it was wag found necessary to lay out parsonage lands and 20 acres was mabb up p by taking four acres where edward edard colliers eld old lott was I 1 the eight acre division of land laud in fn the tho old lott fron to tho the sheep pasture and so on from 1683 to 1769 westchester was the bishire town tho the village was act set tied in 1612 by throckmorton for whom s neck was named who arrived from massachusetts with a group driven thence along with roger VIII williams IIams they procured permission to make their home homes at westchester settling 35 families there the dutch had called the spot Vr edeland mean ing land of peace and perhaps tho the name had something eom ething to do with attracting tr those weary worshipers today the spot Is one to which the hearts of all true americans turn in 14 reverent love |