Throckmorton's Pomt is distinguished as being the scene of important military operations, and was for a short time in the possession of the enemy during the Revolationar)' War. The following account is from General Heath's memoirs : --

" OcTOBEi: 3d, 1776. -- Thi; brigiiJier pjencrals of our p:oncrars division, « were in council, and sevenil new works w<'re laid out ; ainonir oihprs. a redoubt on the liill ahnvc William'.s Bridgo. Our general, in leconnoitcrin^ lii3 position, acconia Geaoral llcutii.

4l8 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

pained by Col. Hand, below tlie camp of the rifle corps, being approhcusive tint tlie British niiglit iand on Frog's Neck, tooli a view of the cause-way Ijctw.'t-i; Westchester and tlie Point. Upon the neclx, -which runs between these two, is .-i tide mill, and a plank bridge at the mill, at the west end of the causeway, uhv side of the American army,) Avas at this time a range of cord wood, as advantageously situated to cover a party to defend the pass as if constructed for the vcrv purpose. After taking a full view, our general directed Col. Hand, immediately on his return to his camp, to fix upon one of the best subaltern officers, a:i,l twenty-live picked men of his corps, and assign them to this pass, as their alarr.ipost at all times ; andinca.«e the enemy nadei; landing on Frog's Neck, to direct this officer immediately to take up the planks of the bridge ; to have evcrythin.- in readiness to set the mill on fire ; but not to do it, unless the fire of the riflcn-itn should appear insufEcient to check the advance of the enemy on the causeway :• to assign another party to the head of the creek ; to reinforce both, in case the enemy l-andc d ; and that he should be supported.