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Harrison, NY

One popular legend has it that in 1695, an Indian chief named Pathungo sold John Harrison as much land as he could cover in a day on horseback. Not wanting to get his horse's feet wet, he marked the boundaries for a future landlocked Harrison, which is the only community close to Long Island Sound without access to the water. Another legend has it that the uneven boundaries of the town were paced out by a drunken Indian while selling it to a colonist for a handful of beads, bright cloth and "white man's wampum." Today, Harrison is the  home of scores of major corporations  whose offices are located along the  "Platinum Mile" which runs along Route  287. PepsiCo headquarters, on 121 acre  site, exhibits the works of such artists as  Giacometti, Calder, Rodin, Nevelson and  Moore in its beautiful sculpture gardens.  the Neuberger Museum at S.U.N.Y. has over 5000 pieces in its permanent collection, predominantly 20th century  artists, and a fine  collection of African Art  sculpture.

Recreational Facilities  "Its Great to Live in Harrison" seems to  be the dominant sentiment among its  citizens. the Recreation Department has a  greatly diversified leisure time program for  all age groups.  Harrison has eight parks and five recreation  centers featuring swimming pools, tennis, paddle  tennis, pedal-boating and fishing. It also features  many softball fields, jogging and exercise trails.  League sports include baseball, basketball,  soccer, volleyball and hockey. Harrison offers  summer programs for pre-school and elementary  school children in addition to its four day camps.

There are four public  "neighborhood" elementary schools, a Middle  School and a High School. the vast majority of  students go on to higher education four year  colleges and universities. the High School offers,  in addition to  college  preparatory,  courses in business, as well an unusually  comprehensive program in industrial arts.  Harrison has two parochial elementary schools:  ST. Gregory the Great and St. Anthony's and the  School of the Holy Child, an independent  Catholic school for girls. In addition, there is Keio  Academy, a high school affiliated with Keio  University in Tokyo. Harrison is the home of the  State University of New York (S.U.N.Y.) and  Manhattanville College.

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