Ardsley is a village located within Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York.  The village, once known as Ashford, was incorporated in 1896.  The original inhabitants of the area were the Wechqueskeck Indians, a branch of the Mohican tribe of the Algonquins.  In fact, the main road in town, Ashford Avenue, was built along the trail used by these American Indians to move between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.

In the late 1600’s, this land became part of the Frederick Philipse Manor, as most of the Indian tribes had been chased away by European settlers.  The land was then confiscated by the State of New York from Philipse during the American Revolution because he was a Loyalist, and most of it was sold to tenant farmers who were already working the land.

The village, called Ashford at the time, had a sawmill, grist mill, and blacksmith, and continued to grow to the point of having three pickle factories by the 1880’s.  In 1883, when the first Postmaster was appointed, the name was changed to Ardsley to avoid confusion with another Ashford Post Office already in existence.

Today, the village of Ardsley is a comfortable community with a population of 4,269 as of the year 2000, and still growing.  There are several interesting sites to visit for those who enjoy touring historical areas.