Dobbs Ferry
| Dobbs Ferry, New York | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Location of Dobbs Ferry, New York |
|
| Coordinates: 41°0′46″N 73°51′58″W / 41.01278°N 73.86611°WCoordinates: 41°0′46″N 73°51′58″W / 41.01278°N 73.86611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,875 |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10522 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-20698 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970074 |
| Website | www.dobbsferry.com |
Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York. The population was 10,875 at the 2010 census. The Village of Dobbs Ferry is located in, and is a part of, the town of Greenburgh. The village ZIP code is 10522. Most of the Village falls into the boundaries of the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District.
Dobbs Ferry was ranked seventh in the list of the top 10 places to live in New York State for 2014 according to the national online real estate brokerage Movoto. Dobbs Ferry is also the first village in New York State certified as a Climate Smart Community, honored in 2014 with the highest level given out in the state.
Dobbs Ferry was named after Jeremiah Dobbs, a descendent of William Dobbs, of Swedish and Dutch ancestry whose family ran a ferry service that traversed the Hudson River at this location. Jeremiah [Dobbs] was a fisherman and settled near the southern part of what is now Dobbs Ferry, and he "'added to his meager income by ferriage of occasional travelers across the Hudson. He used a style of boat known at that day as a periauger, a canoe hollowed out of a solid log. . . From this primitive ferry the village took its name.'"
Dobbs Ferry played a vital role in the American Revolutionary War. The position of the village opposite the northernmost end of The Palisades gave it importance during the war. The region was repeatedly raided by camp followers of each army; earthworks and a fort, commanding the Hudson ferry and the ferry to Paramus, New Jersey, were built; the British army made Dobbs Ferry a rendezvous, after the Battle of White Plains in November 1776, and the continental division under General Benjamin Lincoln was here at the end of January 1777.
...
Wikipedia