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Revolutionary Westchester 250, (RW250) is a charitable not-for-profit corporation organized to further the purpose of the Semiquincentennial Commission by providing for the observance and commemoration of the pivotal role of Westchester County in the American Revolution, the founding of the United States and related events.

EVENT

Follow the French: Rochambeau Festival
May 20th 10am to 4pm

Don’t Miss It! Free Family – Friendly Event

Rochambeau Park / Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds
99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, New York

Visit three historic Revolutionary War sites in Westchester, where French troops camped during the final year of the war, and along the way listen to a free audio tour about the crucial French alliance with General George Washington and the Continental Army. The three sites are Smith’s Tavern in Armonk, Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters in Hartsdale, and Rochambeau Park/Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds—where there will be a recreation of a French campsite.

Event hosted by Yorktown Heritage Preservation Commission / Yorktown 250, Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R) & the Yorktown Grange. In conjunction with local partners, Town of Yorktown, Yorktown Historical Society, Arts + Culture Committee, Yorktown Small Business Association, John C. Hart Memorial Library, Living History Education Foundation and The Brigade of the American Revolution

RESOURCES

Resources available from the library for further interests

BOOKS

Countdown to independence: a revolution of ideas in England and her American colonies : 1760-1776 by Natalie S. Bober. Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001 (YRK: YA 973.3 B)

Westchester County insights: Native American thru American Revolutionary War history by Kent Iarocci. Published in 2016. (MAM: 974.7222 IAR)

This is the way it was in Cortlandt in 1776: the Revolutionary War : independent study by Karen Sakalian. Published in 1976 (HHF: REF 974.7277 COR S)

[Maps of] Westchester County, 1944. Published by The Dept in 1944 (WHI: REF 917.4727 W)

 

LOCAL HISTORY

Shrub Oak Methodist Church Cemetery Revolutionary War Veterans. (YRK: R 929.5 YORKTOWN M)

First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Cemetery : Civil War veterans, Revolutionary War veterans (YRK: R 929.5 YORKTWN M)

Revolutionary sites in and around the Town of Cortlandt by Susan McCarter. Published by The Town of Cortlandt Bicentennial Commission in 1976. (YRK: R 974.7 CORTLANDT)

VIDEO

RW250.org 's YouTube channel offers a wide range of video content, from short films about the Revolutionary War in100 Westchester to presentations, book discussions and speeches. Check out the two popular series, Explore Westchester County’s Revolutionary War Places and Revolutionary People: Patriots & Loyalists.