Peeks'kill, a post-village in Cortland township, Westchester co., N.Y., on the E. bank of the Hudson River, 17 miles below Newburg, and 42 miles N. of New York, with which it is connected by the Hudson River Railroad. It is near the place where the river emerges from the Highlands, and is surrounded by beautiful scenery. It contains 15 churches, a convent, St. Gabriel's school for young ladies (Episcopalian), an academy, a national bank, a savings bank, several iron-foundries and machine-shops, gas-works, electric-light plant, and manufactures of boilers, stoves, hollow-ware, bricks, hats, underwear, &c., and printing offices which issue 3 weekly newspapers. The long panorama presented to the tourist between Peekskill and Newburg is the most magnificent and picturesque part of the scenery of the Hudson. Peekskill is connected with Caldwell's Landing, on the W. bank, by a steam ferry. It is abundantly supplied with good water from a reservoir. Pop: in 1880,6893; in 1890, 96.76; present pop. 10,500.
Peeks'kill, a post-village in Cortland township, Westchester co., N.Y., on the E. bank of the Hudson River, 17 miles below Newburg, and 42 miles N. of New York, with which it is connected by the Hudson River Railroad. It is near the place where the river emerges from the Highlands, and is surrounded by beautiful scenery. It contains 15 churches, a convent, St. Gabriel's school for young ladies (Episcopalian), an academy, a national bank, a savings bank, several iron-foundries and machine-shops, gas-works, electric-light plant, and manufactures of boilers, stoves, hollow-ware, bricks, hats, underwear, &c., and printing offices which issue 3 weekly newspapers. The long panorama presented to the tourist between Peekskill and Newburg is the most magnificent and picturesque part of the scenery of the Hudson. Peekskill is connected with Caldwell's Landing, on the W. bank, by a steam ferry. It is abundantly supplied with good water from a reservoir. Pop: in 1880,6893; in 1890, 96.76; present pop. 10,500.
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