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Croton-on-Hudson is located in
Westchester
County
30 miles north of
New York City
and runs along eight miles of
Hudson River
shoreline. Situated at the confluence of the Croton and
Hudson
Rivers
, the topography of the Village affords dramatic views of
Haverstraw
Bay
and the
Croton
River
Gorge. Beautiful vistas, riverfront parks and extensive wooded areas
characterize this picturesque and historic Village. Croton-on-Hudson
was formally incorporated as a village in the Town of
Cortlandt
in 1898, but its history begins much earlier. Croton-on-Hudson’s
colonial-era history dates back to the 17th century and
archaeological evidence indicates that it was populated by Native
American Indians as early as 4950 BC. The Kitchawanc tribe, part of
the
Wappinger
Confederacy of the Algonquin Nation, was native to the area and was
responsible for several of the place names known in Croton-on-Hudson
today. The Kitchawanc called the marsh separating Croton Point from
Croton Neck "Senasqua," a name later used for the park
further north. Croton itself is believed to be named for the Indian
chief of the Kitchawanc tribe, Kenoten, which means "wild
wind."
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