History of Briarcliff Manor

Historical boundaries of Briarcliff Manor
An old street map
1891; prior to Briarcliff Manor's incorporation
An old street map
1906; prior to the 1906 Scarborough annexation
An old street map
1908; prior to the 1927 Mt. Pleasant annexation
A digital map
2014

The history of Briarcliff Manor, a village in the county of Westchester, New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers in the 19th century. The area now known as Briarcliff Manor had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the village did not occur until the Industrial Revolution. The village, which was incorporated with one square mile in 1902, has expanded primarily through annexation: of Scarborough in 1906 and from the town of Mount Pleasant in 1927.[1]

Early leaders of village government include President William de Nyse Nichols from 1902 to 1905, President Walter W. Law, Jr. from 1905 to 1918, President-Mayor Henry H. Law from 1918 until his death in 1936,[2] and Mayor J. Henry Ingham from 1936 to 1941.[3]

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