A special train, conveying President Andrew Johnson and party, arrived at the depot on the afternoon of September 19, 1866. Several hundred people had collected at the depot to see the President and the notables. The President was first introduced, and was received with immense applause. Afterward Gen. Grant, Admiral Farragut and Secretary Wells were introduced. The parties were introduced by Gen. McCollum, of the President's Staff. At the conclusion, three rousing cheers were given by the crowd for the Constitution and the Union.
The event of Horace Greeley's visit to the town excited considerable interest. A large number of citizens collected at the depot, on the morning of September 20, 1872, and no sooner had the cars halted than a rush was made to the rear car, and cries of "Greeley!" soon brought the Sage of Chappaqua to the platform, when he was greeted with three rousing cheers. As soon as silence prevailed, he addressed the crowd. As he concluded his remarks a repitition of the cheers followed, and as the old philosopher's eye fell upon the mammoth white hat, which some jovial fellow had conspicuously placed on a pile of ties, he could not refrain from smiling. All who had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Mr. Greeley were very favorably impressed with the man.