John Jay Homestead
This property has seen many changes. Over 2,200 years ago, Native Americans lived and hunted here. As the family's tenanted farm in the 1700s, it produced wheat, rye, corn, and other grains. After Jay's retirement and the development of the farm in the early 1800s, fruit orchards and mills were added. Jay's descendants further diversified the farm by producing dairy products, flowers, and vegetables for the New York City markets only 50 miles away. In the 20th century, chicken farming was attempted, but Westchester County's expanding residential development was already greatly altering the area's agricultural nature.| HM Number | HMGEB |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 2 |
| Placed By | Friends of the Jay Homestead |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 3:06pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 612350 N 4567436 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.25053333, -73.65903333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 15.032', W 73° 39.542' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 15' 1.92" N, 73° 39' 32.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 914, 917 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 400 Jay St, Katonah NY 10536, US |
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