The town of Morrisania was formed from West Farms December 7, 1855, incorporated as a village in 18t>4, and, in 1873, was annexed to New York City. It embraces the villages of Morrisania, Mott Haven, Port Morris, Wilton, East Morrisania, Old Morrisania, West Morrisania, South Melrose, East Melrose, Woodstock, Claremont and Eltona. The lines of division between these places are, however, being lost in the extension of the streets, and they now scarcely possess a geo-

I 1 For the early history of Morrisania, including the manor and the I Morris family, see the preceding chapter on the town of Westchester.

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graphical existence. By the act of the supervisors of the county creating the town of Morrisania, the north liiu! began at Harlem River, near the present Aqueduet Higli Bridge, and extencU'd east to Union Avenue, wliii h was praetically the east hounds of the Morrisania Manor. Its east boundary was Union Avenue, continued to the head of Bungay Creek and thence to Harlem Kills, and its south and west boundaries, the Harlem River and Kills. The division between the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards is now extended along the old ilivision between the townships of West Farms and Morris.Tnia, oast to the Bronx.

On April 22, 1864, the town was divided into four wards, in each of which three trustees were elected for two years, at the same time as the supervisor. When it was set off from West Farms the assessed valuation of property was $1,788,840.