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Peekskill, city (1990 pop. 19,536), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled 1665, inc. as a village 1816, as a city 1940. Clothing, leather goods, lighting fixtures, and office equipment are made there. In the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence.
..... Click the link for more information. , Peekskill was attacked and burned (1777) by the British; after the war the city became a prominent trade center. Peter Cooper Cooper, Peter, 1791–1883, American inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. New York City. After achieving success in the glue business, Cooper, with two partners, erected (1829) the Canton Iron Works in Baltimore. ..... Click the link for more information. and Henry Ward Beecher Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813–87, American Congregational preacher, orator, and lecturer, b. Litchfield, Conn.; son of Lyman Beecher and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe. He graduated from Amherst in 1834 and attended Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati. ..... Click the link for more information. were born there. St. Peter's Church, dedicated in 1767, has been restored. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Contest coordinator: Jason Garvale Second Place Kiteboarding off South Lido Park, by Arthur Velordi of Sarasota Finalist City Island Dinghies, by Tom Shults of Sarasota Finalist A Day of Fishing, by Nicholas Corbi of Peekskill, New York Finalist Clowning Around, by Susan Bokos of Chappaqua, New York Finalist Got It Tucci was born in Peekskill, New York, in 1960, the eldest child of a secretary and an art teacher. Thomas and his wife Tania of Grafton; her mother, Hazel (Brown) Tatum of Shrewsbury; four brothers, Tyrone Hendricks of Peekskill, New York, Jabari Tatum and Carlton Tatum both of Albany, and Keith Tatum of Worcester; two sisters, Sandra Castro and Sharon Tatum-Amissah both of Worcester; four grandchildren, Chris, Madison, Trey, and Tyson; many nieces and nephews, including a niece who is like a daughter, Tracey Miller of Palm Bay, Florida. |
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