The town is well watered throughout, both by springs and streams. The growth of wood and timber resembles that of other towns in general ; oak of various kinds, hickory, chesnut, white wood, ash, walnut and pine, (fcc.

'•Among the most important minerals" of Eastchester, ("in an economical point of view,) may be ranked the dolomitic marble.^ which occurs abundantly in various places, and is extensively employed as a building material. Pyroxene occurs every where in the dolomite.''^

» For further particulars of this family see genealogy. ^ See genealogy.

«■ From John Tredweli this property passed to the late Capt. Joseph Skinner, who died October 20, 1&36, aged 70 years.

-i Dolomite, magnesian carbonate of lime. • Geological survey of the state, 1840.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

GREEN BURGH

Christ Cliurch, Tarry town.

In the Dutch language Grein (Grain) bnrgh (borough,) literally the Grain town. In some of the earlydeeds called Lawrences plantation, a name undoubtedly derived from one of its original proprietors.

At the period of the Dutch discovery, this town formed a part of the Indian territory of Wikagyl, as laid down in the Dutch carte of 1614. «•

The aboriginal name of the town itself was Weckquaskeck ; afterwards varied to Wechquossqueeck and Wiequoeshook ; in pure Algonquin, Weec-quoes-guck, the place of the bark kettle. b

Opposite Tappaan, (says Be Yries, in 1640.) lies a place called Wichquaesqueeck.

Van Tienhoven describing tlie same spot" remarks : '• Wicliquaesqueek, on the North River, five (twenty) miles above New Amsterdam, is a right good and suitable land for cultivation, contains considerable maize land which the Indians planted, rising from, the shore. In the interior the country is flat and mostly even, very abundantly watered with small streams and runniuo"