Question: What was the name of Horace Greeley’s first residence in Chappaqua?
Answer: The House in the Woods
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Question: How many acres did Horace Greeley purchase in Chappaqua for his summer home?
Answer: 78
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Question: In about 1817, a tavern was constructed in what would become Millwood, leading to its birth as a hamlet in New Castle. What was the name of the tavern?
Answer: Granite House Inn and Tavern
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: In 1828/1829, the Quakers divided into two sects – what were the names of these sects?
Answer: Hicksites and Orthodox
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: What was the name of the man who donated land for the Chappaqua Quaker graveyard circa 1745
Answer: John Reynolds
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: In what year was the first annual meeting for the town of North Castle?
Answer: 1736
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: the land that became New Castle lay between the manors of two very prominent Dutch families in New York. What were the names of the manors? Alternately, what were the names of the two families?
Answer: Philipsburg Manor and Van Cortlandt Manor / Philipse and Van Cortlandt
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: In the final phase of the Revolutionary War, forces under George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau met, joining forces to begin the campaign which would result in victory at Yorktown. What is the modern day name for the place of this meeting?
Answer: Mt. Kisco
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Answer: Wappinger Tribe, Algonquin
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Answer: Wisconsin Glacier
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Question: In what year did the current Chappaqua Railroad Station open? Who donated the land to allow for its construction at its present location?
Bonus question: The road leading to Chappaqua Station is named Woodburn Avenue. Who is it named after?
Answer: 1902; Gabrielle Greeley; Horace Greeley’s Mother, Mary Woodburn.
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New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
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Tues-Wed-Thurs-Sat, from 1 pm – 4 pm.
New Castle Trivia, in collaboration with the Town of New Castle eNewsletter.
