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A drawing of Rye Town Park, with the towers in the background, by Whitman Bailey and published in The Rye Chronicle on May 14, 1937 Photo by Jim Frank
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Rye Town Park’s Rich Story

The park contains 28 acres of land and 34 acres of beach, half of which is underwater at high tide.
The Second Grace Church, built in 1788, later changed to Christ’s Church. Photo from Elizabeth Field’s “Blessed by God: The History of Christ’s Church Rye, New York.”
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The Storied History of the Rye Arts Center Site

The building was described as a colonial residence that had been used as a place of worship by Christ’s Church after the Revolution.
Whitman Bailey drawing of the hospital’s nursing school, published in a 1937 issue of The Rye Chronicle.
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United Hospital Site, Closed Two Decades, Undergoes Contamination Cleanup

United’s history dated back to 1889, when a group of 14 women formed the Ladies Hospital Association to 'serve humanity, save lives, and relieve suffering.'
Bailey Sketching
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Rediscovering Rye’s Renowned Illustrator, Whitman Bailey

Howard Archer, the Rye Chronicle’s longtime editor and publisher, commissioned Bailey to do the first drawings in 1924.
The Old Leatherman in the late 1880s. Photo courtesy of the Wilton Historical Society
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The Tale of the Old Leatherman

For more than 150 years, stories have been written about the “Old Leatherman,” a vagabond garbed in leather clothing.
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Vaccination Skeptics, Then and Now

The use of variolation was introduced in North America 300 years ago during a smallpox epidemic in Boston, which eventually infected more than half the city’s population.
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From Downtown to Milton Point, Discover Rye’s Historic Places

A good way to start is by searching online for “Walk Rye History Signs,” which will take you to a tour of the historic sites of Rye.
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Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial Concert

In Black History Month, it is timely to recall the significant role played by Rye resident Caroline O’Day in advancing race relations in America.
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Baird’s History of Rye

Rev. Charles Washington Baird's 'History of Rye' also includes accounts of the early periods of Harrison and White Plains.
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Preparing for Revolutionary Rye 250

Over the next 18 months, residents can enjoy numerous programs and events planned and organized by the Revolutionary Rye 250 and Revolutionary Westchester 250 committees.