The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze in New York is the tri-state area's largest Halloween festival. Artists decorate the grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson with 7,000 jack-o'-lanterns. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Dutch trader Stephanus Van Cortlandt, who served as mayor of New York City, bought the land and built the first version of Van Cortlandt Manor between 1665 and 1681, according to the National Park Service. His grandson, Pierre Van Cortlandt, was New York's first Lieutenant Gov.

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Persons: Jack O'Lantern Blaze, —, Van Cortlandt, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Organizations: Artists, Service, National Park Service, Gov, Business Locations: New York, Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton, Hudson, of, New York City