Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) north of New York City. Established as a village in...
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The Peekskill riots took place at Cortlandt Manor, New York in 1949. The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson...
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Peekskill station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Peekskill, New York. The former station building built...
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The Peekskill meteorite is the object resulting from a well-documented meteorite event that occurred in October, 1992, in Peekskill, New York, United...
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Peekskill City School District (PCSD) is the school district of Peekskill, New York. It was headed by Superintendent Judith Johnson, the 2008 New York...
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Stanley Tucci (category People from Peekskill, New York)
Grammy.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017. "Peekskill > Prominent Peekskill People". Peekskill Arts Council. 2007. Archived from the original on...
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Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York. Originally called Lower Cranberry Pond before...
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is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) northeast of Peekskill. Lake Peekskill has a post office with ZIP code 10537. "Lake Peekskill". Geographic Names Information System...
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The Peekskill Valley Railroad was a 7 miles (11.3 km) long narrow gauge railroad in Peekskill, New York. It was inaugurated in 1873. The Peekskill Valley...
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after being indicted and while released on bail. On March 15, 2023, in Peekskill, New York, Fitzpatrick was arrested by law enforcement and charged with...
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The Peekskill Highlanders were a minor league baseball team based in Peekskill, New York. Early "Peekskill" teams played as members of the Class C level...
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Peekskill Military Academy was a military academy for young men and women, founded in 1833 as Peekskill Academy, located in Peekskill, New York, United...
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New York State Route 9A (redirect from Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway)
is at U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in Peekskill. It is predominantly an alternate route of US 9 between New York City and Peekskill; however, in New York City,...
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College. He also served as the interim senior pastor at Peekskill Assembly of God in Peekskill, New York for nine years. Borak, Jeffrey (February 26, 1979)...
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Peekskill High School, established in 1929, is located at 1072 Elm Street in Peekskill, New York, United States. It educates most of the district's ninth...
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Peekskill Hollow Creek is a creek in central western Putnam County, New York, mainly in the town of Putnam Valley. Approximately 17 miles (27 km) in length...
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well) at the fictional Eastland School, an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. A spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes, the series featured the Drummonds'...
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The Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company was a streetcar transit line operating in northern Westchester County and southern Putnam County, New York...
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Brooklyn Died. James W. Husted Republican 25th March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 Peekskill ? Waldo Hutchins Democratic 12th November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 Kingsbridge...
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1949 – Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots. 1950 – Darlington Raceway is the site of the...
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Cortlandt in northern Westchester County, New York, roughly surrounding Peekskill, encompassing Corlandt Estates and lying east of three sections of the...
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into Peekskill Hollow Creek near the intersection of Peekskill Hollow Road and Oscawana Lake Road in Putnam Valley the hamlet of Lake Peekskill. The lake...
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George Pataki (category People from Peekskill, New York)
served in the State Legislature from 1985 to 1994, and as the Mayor of Peekskill from 1981 to 1984. Pataki was the third Republican since 1923 to win New...
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to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon. 1992 – Peekskill, New York The Peekskill Meteorite was recorded on October 9, 1992 by at least 16 independent...
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Donal Gibson (category People from Peekskill, New York)
the younger brother of actor/director Mel Gibson. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. He has done voice acting in television shows such as ReBoot...
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Peekskill Seaplane Base (FAA LID: 7N2) was a public use seaplane base located three nautical miles (5.5 km) southwest of the central business district...
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New York State Route 35 (section Peekskill to Yorktown)
volumes of around 16,500 vehicles. Its western terminus is at US 9 in Peekskill, while its eastern terminus is at the Connecticut state line in Lewisboro...
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Elmore v. Rice (1948) Rosana Aubert v. Orleans Parish School Board (1948) Peekskill riots of 1949 Virginia referendum on poll tax (1949) Texas referendum...
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Mel Gibson (category People from Peekskill, New York)
Riggs in the buddy cop action-comedy film series Lethal Weapon. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he...
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Jeffrey Mark Deskovic (category People from Peekskill, New York)
Jeffrey Mark Deskovic (born October 27, 1973) is an American attorney from Peekskill, New York known for freeing the wrongly convicted. In 1990, at the age...
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