History of Briarcliff Manor
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The history of Briarcliff Manor, a village in the county of Westchester, New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers in the 19th century. The a
1891; prior to Briarcliff Manor's incorporation
1906; prior to the 1906 Scarborough annexation
1908; prior to the 1927 Mt. Pleasant annexation
Part of Briarcliff Manor from Pine Hill c. 1900; Briarcliff Congregational Church (foreground) and Dysart House (background)
Briarcliff Farms
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Briarcliff Farms was a farm established in 1890 by Walter William Law in Briarcliff Manor, a village in Westchester County, New York. One of several enterprises established by Law at the turn of the 2
History of Briarcliff Manor
…acres of under-water land), and used it as a public dock, and for receiving stone, coal, and building materials. In the 1890s, Walter Law established Briarcliff Farms, a large holding of Jersey dairy cattle. At its zenith, Law had 500 workers caring for more than 1,000 cattle, 500 pigs, 4,000 chickens, Thoroughbred…
Barn C on Dalmeny Road in front of the Briarcliff Lodge, one of four cattle barns on the farm
Illustration of James Stillman's Briarcliff Farm around 1886
Walter Law, founder of Briarcliff Farms and Manor
Barn A in Pine Plains around 1910