When built circa 1725, it was known as the Road to Mamaroneck Town, since all road names were descriptive then. It was also known informally as Horton Avenue after a local family who owned land along the road, including what is now the Carhart neighborhood. When Mamaroneck Avenue was built in the early 1870s, it took over the northern part of this road, from where Old Mamaroneck ends now to what is now Main Street.
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AuthorMy name is Cliff Blau. I was born and raised in White Plains, NY, and in 2015 became interested in learning more about the history of this fair city. The pathway I took into White Plains history was to discover the reason for the names of each of the streets. See https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1WvlOinVQnWh4KGDmEN7YPFfg4II for an annotated map of White Plains. Archives
March 2024
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