White Plains

Battle of White Plains Monument

Monument · Battle Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

A granite monument marking the site of the Battle of White Plains, erected in the nineteenth century to commemorate the October 28, 1776 engagement. Located in the center of White Plains, the monument is accompanied by interpretive signage describing the battle and its place in the New York campaign.

Bronx River Crossing Site

Landmark · Near Bronx River Parkway, White Plains, NY 10601

The approximate location where British and Hessian forces forded the Bronx River to assault Chatterton Hill on October 28, 1776. The crossing was contested by American defenders on the hill's western slope. The Bronx River Parkway now runs alongside this stretch of the river, which remains in its general historical course through the battle area.

Miller Hill Redoubt Site

Landmark · Near Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

The site of one of the earthwork fortifications the Continental Army constructed on the ridges around White Plains in preparation for Howe's assault. The fortifications were built hastily in the days before the battle and reflected Washington's strategy of using the high ground around the town to force the British to assault prepared positions. Little survives above ground today.

Chatterton Hill (Battle of White Plains Site)

Battlefield · Chatterton Hill, White Plains, NY 10601

The dominant terrain feature of the Battle of White Plains, a ridge west of the Bronx River that formed the American right flank. The British assault on Chatterton Hill on October 28, 1776, was the battle's decisive action — Hessian and British infantry crossed the Bronx River and climbed the ridge from two sides, eventually forcing the American defenders to withdraw. The hill is partially preserved and accessible.

Pell's Point Battlefield

Battlefield · Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY 10464

The site of the October 18, 1776 delaying action where Colonel John Glover's Marblehead regiment held 4,000 British troops with four regiments, buying Washington ten days to reach White Plains. Pell's Point is in what is now the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx. The terrain is preserved within Pelham Bay Park and is one of the most underappreciated battlefield sites in the New York metropolitan area.

Elijah Miller House

Historic House · Virginia Road, North White Plains, NY 10603

Washington's headquarters during the Battle of White Plains, a farmhouse on the eastern edge of town that served as the army's command center during the October 28 engagement. The Miller House is one of the few surviving structures directly associated with the battle and stands as a Westchester County historic site.

Westchester County Historical Society

Museum · 2199 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford, NY 10523

The primary repository for documents, maps, and artifacts relating to Westchester County's role in the Revolutionary War, including the White Plains campaign. The Historical Society holds original records from the period, maps of the battle area, and accounts from local families who experienced the military occupation of the county.