This neck suffered severely during the Revolutionary War, both from the enemy's shipping and the incursions of the whale boit men. Here General Knyphausen landed the second divison of Hessians and the Twenty-second Regiment of Waldeckers, October, 1776, ten days previous to the battle of White Plains. On the Cedar street road, near the entrance of the neck, is Rockton, the residence of Robert C. Fisher, which commands beautiful views of the neck and adjoining waters.

" Castle View," owned by the estate of the late Simeon Leland, is also in this neighborhood.

On the property of David Harrison, Esq., in the vicinity of the neck there is a sloop landing and place of business ; near the outlet of what was formerly the Crystal Lake stream, stood Jacob Leisler's mill long since removed. Near the site of the mill a spring issues out of the bank, the water of which is medicinaL Many people, who have drunk freely of it, have found great relief ; it is chiefly useful for cutaneous diseases.

In the south-east angle of the town are located the premium mills,

a A cave in the rocks la still called the "old fire-place,"' from the lact that the Ilugueuots built their first Ores here. This spot now belongs to A. li. Hudson.

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property of the late P. H. Kellogg. This enchanting spot commands a most extensive view of the sound and adjacent shores. Many of the residences in this vicinity are very fine, especially that of John Stephenson.