Sing Sing

Sing Sing, a post-village of New York, pleasantly situated on the left bank of the Hudson (here 3 miles wide, and called Tappan Bay), 31 miles by rail N. of New York City. It contains many villas and a number of boarding-schools, and has some busy manufactures; but it is most widely known as the site of the large state-prison which rises from the bank of the river, and has been built since 1825. The Croton Aqueduct rests here on an arch of masonry with a span of 88 feet. Pop (1890) 9352.