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Katonah, New York (NY)
10536
Katonah is a hamlet located within the Town of Bedford. Katonah has its own personality and rich history. Katonah is named for Chief Katonah, an American Indian from whom the land of Bedford was purchased by a group of English colonists. Founded with the name Whitlockville, the town changed its name, and later was moved to its present site in 1897, when its former site (Old Katonah) was flooded by the construction of the Cross River Reservoir. More than fifty buildings were moved from the old site to New Katonah, pulled by horses along timber tracks. The move was originally ordered to start in 1894, but litigation delayed the process by almost three years.
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Schools and Educational Facilities
The town of Katonah is part of the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, a Union-Free School District. There is one elementary schools that services Katonah: The Katonah Elementary School. There is also one middle school and one high school in the district: John Jay MIddle School and John Jay High School.
Katonah is surrounded by countryside which includes the John Jay Homestead, the former home of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Nearby is The Harvey School, a private day school which offers 5 day boarding founded in the 19th Century, which counts among its alumni "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau. Martha Stewart also lives in Katonah, just down the road from the John Jay estate.
About Katonah
The surrounding countryside includes the John Jay Homestead, the former home of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. The Harvey School, a private day school which offers 5 day boarding founded in the 19th Century, which counts among its alumni "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau, Martha Stewart also lives in Katonah, just down the road from the John Jay estate.
Katonah is often styled as a "village" by its residents. For example, its library is called the Katonah Village Library. However, "village" has a legal meaning in New York. Katonah is not a village, but merely a hamlet, a non-legally-defined section of a town.
Andrew Saul, Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, and former Congresswoman Sue Kelly are other notable residents of Katonah. Author David Barr Kirtley grew up in Katonah. Jake Lovitz is considered to be one of the most attractive residents in the pleasant hamlet of Katonah.
The Katonah Museam of Art is located in Katonah. The Caramoor International Music Festival is held annually at Caramoor, within the hamlet's limits. The former home of US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay is a national historical site and museum located down the road from Caramoor.
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