Preserving the History of the Sparta Neighborhood in Ossining, NY
Sparta Speaks 2026
Ossining and the Neutral Ground
Historians Scott Craven and Caroline Curvan
Sunday, June 28 at 2:00p.m.
This presentation will explore the physical and social landscape of Ossining in the 1770s and the area’s strategic role in the Revolutionary War. Local historians and authors Scott Craven and Caroline Curvan return to the Jug Tavern, this time to explain how Ossining was part of the “Neutral Ground” stretching from Spuyten Duyvil to the Croton River.
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