Back in 1776, the East Bronx wasn’t the same East Bronx we know it today.
It was a part of Westchester County, and the borough saw its own share of action between the American and British forces.
In this last installment of NY1’s local historian series to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, photojournalist Chelsea Katz and the borough historian of the Bronx take us to his favorite Revolutionary War-era site: Westchester Square.