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Ken Jenkins: “The county [Westchester County] was formulated in 1683, and…”

Featuring: Ken Jenkins, Democratic | County Executive of Westchester County | New York

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August 11: County Executive Ken Jenkins Gives Westchester Weekly Update

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

So again, we're looking forward to hearing some more things about what's going on in Pelham. Getting some good history and fun facts. Pelham being the Oldest town in Westchester County. The county [Westchester County] was formulated in 1683, and the town of Pelham was incorporated in 1653. So again, there's so many pieces of history that go on necessarily with our Native Americans that were here. In the case of Pelham, it was from the Saimanoi family, Native American family. (09:07–09:15)

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Asserts the historical dates of Westchester County's formation and Pelham's incorporation.

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