Cortlandt, New York, United States

🇺🇸 Cortlandt is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, located at the north-western edge of the county, at the eastern terminus of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The town includes the villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson.

History The Bear Mountain Bridge Road and Toll House and the Old Croton Dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cortlandt is also known for its Revolutionary War history, specifically the location of the strategic Kings Ferry between Stony Point and Verplanck's Point, which George Washington's army used to cross the Hudson on its march to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. John Trumbull's full-length oil portrait of Washington at Verplanck's Point exists in two versions.

Geography The town's western borders are the Hudson River and the city of Peekskill. Its northern borders are the towns of Philipstown and Putnam Valley in Putnam County. Its eastern border is the town of Yorktown. Its southern borders are the towns of New Castle and Ossining.

Transport Commuter service to New York City is available via the Cortlandt train station and the Croton-Harmon train station, served by Metro-North Railroad. Croton-Harmon is also served by Amtrak.

U.S. Route 9 passes through the town along the Hudson River side.

The Appalachian Trail (AT) runs through a very small portion of the north west portion of the town near and over the Bear Mountain Bridge, which is the only section of the AT in Westchester County NY.

Government Cortlandt is governed by a town board and the Town Supervisor is Dr. Richard Becker, who replaced Linda Puglisi as the longest-serving Town Supervisor in the 200+-year history of the town(30 years). The mayors of Buchanan and Croton are Theresa Knickerbocker and Brian Pugh, respectively. Law enforcement services in Cortlandt are provided by the New York State Police and the Westchester County Department of Public Safety. The villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson also have their own, independent police departments.

Communities • Buchanan – the village of Buchanan • Cortlandt Manor – a hamlet in the Town of Cortlandt • Crompond – A hamlet partially in the Town of Cortlandt • Croton-on-Hudson – the village of Croton-on-Hudson • Crugers – a hamlet of Cortlandt. • Furnace Woods • Montrose – a hamlet of Cortlandt. Includes Cortlandt station. • Mount Airy – a neighborhood • Oscawana – includes Oscawana Island • Pleasantside • Roe Park • Toddville • Valeria • Van Cortlandtville – The John Jones Homestead, Old St. Peter's Church, and Van Cortlandtville School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. • Verplanck – a hamlet of Cortlandt • Woodybrook.