Ossining, New York, USA (Sing Sing)
1895 - Sing Sing

Sing Sing, a post-village of Westchester co., N.Y., in Ossining township, on the E. bank of the Hudson River, and on the Hudson River Railroad, 32 miles N. of New York. It is beautifully situated on a long acclivity, the upper part of which is about 200 feet higher than the river and is occupied by elegant villas. The river, here called Tappan Sea or Bay, is nearly 4 miles wide opposite Sing Sing, and flows through very picturesque scenery. Sing Sing contains 7 churches, a national bank, a savings bank, 3 military boarding-schools, a seminary for young ladies, and printing-offices which issue 2 weekly news papers. Here is also one of the New York state prisons, which is located immediately on the bank of the river. The buildings of this prison are constructed of limestone. The main edifice is 484 feet long, 44 feet wide, and 5 stories high. Some of the convicts are employed in mechanic arts. The number of convicts usually is about 1500. The Croton Aqueduct passes through this village, and is carried over a ravine on an arch of masonry of 88 feet span, which crosses at right angles a bridge for a roadway over the Kil Creek. The state prison is enclosed by a wall 25 feet high. Sing Sing has a large stove-foundry, a water-pipe-foundry, manufactures of cotton-gins, files, lime, and shoes, and a book-bindery. Pop. in 1890, 9352.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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