• Fire in Alexander Yerks’s Store Almost Destroys Chappaqua

    By Published On: December 6th, 2011Categories: In The News, Surname: Yerks

    The newspaper article below was published in the Mount Kisco Record on December 20, 1890. It tells an interesting story how Chappaqua residents banded together to prevent a conflagration that could have destroyed their town.  A fire that started at Mr Alexander Yerk’s store quickly spread and challenged the residents of Chappaqua to save their