White Plains
White Plains history
A short guide to historical threads connected to White Plains neighborhoods and civic life.
Scope
Historical context in the guide
The current site is mainly a civic guide, not a full local history archive, but some neighborhood pages already point to important historical threads in White Plains.
Those threads include the Battle of White Plains, long-standing institutions and campuses, and neighborhoods with roots in the 1700s, early 1900s, and 1950s.
The events calendar also picks up history and genealogy programs when current partner sources publish them.
Neighborhood Guide
Keep exploring White Plains
The neighborhood guide brings together the parts of White Plains where local history, civic life, and neighborhood identity overlap most clearly.
Open the neighborhood guideHistoric threads in the neighborhood guide
These neighborhood pages include visible historical context tied to White Plains.
History-related events on the calendar
Current listings from approved site sources that touch on local history, preservation, or genealogy.
Local
Neighborhood Nights
Jul 27, 2026
Neighborhood Nights at Battle Hill Park. Details are available from the City.
Learning
White Plains in 1776 (History via Igloo)
Jul 29, 2026
Learn about events in White Plains during the crucial year of 1776.
Learning
George Washington Carver: Genius Behind The Peanut Man
Aug 6, 2026
Born in Missouri to enslaved parents just two weeks before the Civil War ended, Carver was one of the most prominent black scientists of the 20th century.