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Village of Ossining Downtown Walking Tour
The 'Village of Ossining Downtown Walking Tour' is a brochure produced by the Village of Ossining to provide a self-guided tour of the downtown area. The brochure contains photographs and descriptions of the village's most prominent buildings and structures. To view or download the Ossining Downtown Walking Tour, click on the Get Brochure button below. |
Images of America: Ossining Remembered
Images of America: Ossining Remembered, by The Ossining Historical Society was written 1997 and is available from Amazon in hardcover, paperback, or as a Kindle Edition. Amazon's description:
Ossining commands a position high on the banks of the Hudson River, at the edge of Westchester County, New York. Perhaps best known as the location of Sing Sing Prison, Ossining is rich in history and in personal memories. The history and memories come through clearly in this book of exceptional photographs. Ossining Remembered focuses on the heart of the town, from Main Street out to the river. Included are images of places that made downtown Ossining the dynamic community it once was--the theater, the cigar store, and the bakery. Also featured are vintage photographs of the riverfront mansions and estates, the numerous educational institutions and churches, and, of course, the famous prison.
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Images of America: Sing Sing Prison
Images of America: Sing Sing Prison, by The Ossining Historical Society was written 2003 and is available from Amazon in hardcover, paperback, or as a Kindle Edition. Amazon's description:
A popular backdrop for numerous movies, Sing Sing, or "the Big House," has been a site of both controversy and reform. The history of Sing Sing dates back to 1825, when warden Elam Lynds brought one hundred inmates to begin construction of the prison "up the river" on the banks of the Hudson. The marble quarry that supplied the building material for the prison was located in an area that was once home to the Sint Sink, a Native American tribe whose name means "stone upon stone." Prison life was dominated by hard labor during the early years. Convicts in striped suits and shackles built the prison with their own hands. With the arrival of warden Lewis Lawes in 1920, Sing Sing became the most progressive prison of its kind. During this time, the New York Yankees traveled up to Sing Sing to play the prison's home baseball team; the prison grounds were landscaped with shrubbery and flower gardens; and the compound grew to include a chapel, mess hall, barbershop, library, and gymnasium. The electric chair was first introduced at Sing Sing in 1891. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the first civilians to be found guilty of espionage, were put to death there in 1953. Sing Sing Prison contains rare photographs from the prison archives, the Ossining Historical Society, and a private collection.
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Images of America: Sing Sing Prison
Historic Ossining - The Oldest Incorporated village in the County of Westchester, State of New York, prepared by Greta A. Cornell, Village Historian. Pictures supplied by Ossining Historical Society, and Map drawn by Robert Globerman.
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