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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 253 words

Upon the ivest side of the manor the proprietors appear to have been the Crawfords, Devauxs, Vailes, Gedneys, Angevines, Tompkinses and Townsends, On the east side, the Griffens, Fishers, Vails, Underbills, Gedneys and Crom wells. On the sonth-icest, the Griffens and Barkers.

The surface of this town is undulating and hilly ; soil, sandy and clny loam ; drained, south by the Bronx river, which bounds it on the west. Two small streams called tlie Hutcliinson and Sheldrake, rise in Scarsdale, and flow southerly into the sound. The latter is a tributary of the Mamaroneck river. They are well supplied with all kinds of fresh water fish.

The most prominent features of Scarsdale, however, are the extensive tracts of woodland which completely cover its wild and romantic hills on the west, displaying themselves to great advantage from every part of the surrounding country. The Saxion forest which forms a large portion of this woody district^

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