At this place, the Croton river " affords hydraulic power to a great extent, but little of which is as yet occupied for manufacturing purposes." The stream is said to average three hundred horse power. Here are located a Presbyterian church, a paper mill, a saw and grist mill, a clothier's works, a post office, two stores and several dwellings, besides a rail road depot for the accommodation of travellers, and for merchandise. There is also a convenient hotel under the management of Messrs. Smith

" Luther Kinnicut served in the capacity of a spy to General Washington during tlie RevohUion, see page 12.

b Mr. Wright occupies tlie estate formerly owned by James Bailey.

« This gentleman is the son of John Titus, and great grandson of Samuel Titus, whose father, Edmund, was born in England, in 1630, and came from Massachusetts to Long Island, in lfJ50. SeeThompson's Long Island, vol. ii. 54.

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and Mead. Stages during the summer months, leave this place dally for Lake Mahopack,-''^ a distance of five miles. Nearly opposite the depot, the two main branches of the Croton river unite. The Presbyterian Society was first organized here, in 1833> under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Joseph Nimmo. A neat and commodious church edifice has been recently erected, to which is attached a small parsonage and grave yard.i^

Church Memoranda. 1847, Communicants, 25, Baptisms, 2.

Bordering the Croton river, are the estates and residences of Mr. Silas Finch, Mr. Edwin Crosby and Thomas R. Lee, Esq. The latter gentleman represented (in 1S42) this county in assembly.