Yesterday was a day filled with local events in and around Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow once again.
This year marks the 400th Anniversary of the first European exploration of the Hudson River.
In 1609, Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, with a crew of Dutch and English sailors, ventured up the Hudson River from New York Harbor to present day Albany.
We celebrated this significant occasion, initially at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow, where there was live music, poetry readings, artwork on display, an inter village soccer match and much more.
We had the opportunity to tour the Tarrytown Lighthouse, which stand majestically just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. It was completed in 1883 and continued to light this section of the Hudson River until 1955 when the Tappan Zee Bridge was completed. The lighthouse was finally deactivated in 1961 as the bridge then served to guide vessels along their course of the Hudson River.
Richard Miller the Tarrytown Village Historian welcomes visitors periodically, call (914) 366-5109 for further information and to make reservations.
Tarrytown Lighthouse
Later in the afternoon the flotilla began to arrive in Tarrytown. The Mystic Whaler and The Clearwater were amongst them.
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