Sparta, Ossining
Sparta[1] was a hamlet on the Hudson River south of the village of Ossining, New York, but is now a neighborhood of the larger (25,000+) village of Ossining. It is the oldest community in the township of Ossining, Westchester County, and was founded by Dutch settlers in the 1600s. It has zip codes 10510 and 10562. The elevation is 56 feet.
The neighborhood includes the Sparta Historic District,[2] the Jug Tavern, the Croton Aqueduct, the Old Croton Aqueduct, Old Croton Trailway State Park, Trailways State Park Aqueduct,[3] and the Sparta Cemetery[4][5]
About a mile south of the village green is the Sparta Mine, a silver and lead mine that was worked prior to the Revolutionary War.[6][7]
Notes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta
- ↑ It is a local historic district, not on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ↑ "Sparta (Sparta Historic District) neighborhood in Ossining, New York". City-data.com.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta Cemetery
- ↑ Reynolds, William Joseph (4 July 2011). "Ossining's Sparta Cemetery, Rich in History". The Ossining Daily Voice.
- ↑ "Sparta Mine, Ossining, Westchester Co., New York, USA". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007.
- ↑ Stearns, Charles (1852). "The First Mining Operations in North America". Merchant's Magazine 27: 747–749.
Further reading
- Ossining Restoration Committee (1976). A Walking Tour of Sparta: A Guide Book and History of Ossining's Oldest Community. Ossining, New York: Ossining Restoration Committee. OCLC 11249570.
Coordinates: 41°08′41″N 073°51′48″W / 41.14472°N 73.86333°W
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