Croton-on-Hudson

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Croton-on-Hudson is a village in the Town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York.

The area that became Croton-on-Hudson was originally inhabited by the Kitchawanc tribe, part of the Wappinger Confederacy of the Algonquin Nation. It is believed that the name Croton was derived from the Indian chief of the Kitchawanc tribe Kenoten, meaning “wild wind”. In 1645 a peace treaty was signed between the Dutch and the Kitchawanc and a plaque was placed commemorating this occasion. The plaque still lies at Croton Point Park, where the treaty was signed. In 1677 Stephanus Van Cortlandt started to acquire land to build his manor and received a Royal Patent, issued in 1697, designating his estate the Manor of Cortlandt. The Village was officially incorporated in 1898.

The 19th Century brought a slew of industry to Croton including farming, shipping, ship-building, railroad and construction. This attracted many immigrant workers and residents, giving the population a boost. Eventually, the village was incorporated in 1898. By the end of World War II, half of Croton’s population was employed by the railroad. The incorporation of Mount Airy and Harmon gave Croton-on-Hudson a cultural richness that attracted many artists and writers from Manhattan. By the early 1900s many Greenwich Village artists were spending their summers here. Artists like Edna St. Vincent Millay, Gloria Swanson and Elizabeth Duncan spent their summers in Mount Airy.

The Village has a Council-Manager form of government. Croton-on-Hudson is currently run by Mayor Leo Wiegman with Trustees: Ian Murtaugh, Richard Oliver, Ann Gallelli and Gregory Schmidt. The Village is served by the Croton Harmon School District with the Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School and Croton Harmon High School. The Croton Harmon School District upholds the promise that all “students will develop the habits of mind and social skills to become lifelong learners, able to contribute to the well being of society.”