The village of Hartsdale, New York has approximately 10,000 residents. Hartsdale is 20 miles north of New York City and a short 30 minute train ride on Metro North Railroad. In 1896, the first pet cemetery in the United States opened in Hartsdale, and the cemetery continues to be a popular tourist stop currently. Hartsdale had a significant role in the Revolutionary War; a battle was fought near the site of the Hartsdale train station on October 28, 1776. George Washington met with French General Comte de Rochambeau at the site of the Odell House to form an alliance for the Battle of Yorktown.

There are many scenic parks in Hartsdale, including the Greenburgh Town Park, which has a public pool and numerous tennis courts. The village has several public parks, including Secor Woods Park, and Rumbrook, where tennis, platform tennis and softball are enjoyed by residents almost year around. Hartsdale has two working farms a short distance from each other on Secor Road.

Carvel ice cream began in Hartsdale in 1934 when Greek immigrant Tom Carvelas' ice cream truck broke down on Memorial Day weekend on Central Avenue in Hartsdale. Carvelas quickly observed that people were buying and enjoying the soft melted ice cream as much as they did the harder variety—thus began soft serve ice cream!

Hartsdale has been called home by Henry Jacques Gaisman, founder of the Gillette razor blade; Evangeline Cory Booth, a founder of the Salvation Army; and former President Bill Clinton's friend and adviser Vernon Jordan. Ferncliff Cemetery is he burial place for are Malcolm X, Ed Sullivan, Judy Garland, Oscar Hammerstein, Paul Robeson and Yul Brynner.

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