The Wading place is described as having been a short distance east of the original

-- Fig. 1. Skull of an ancient denizen of Shorakapkok, disinterred on Seaman avenue near 204th street, Manhattan (Station 15, Map V).

Kingsbridge, which in turn was east of the more recent bridge, now buried under Kingsbridge avenue (see Map VI). Stephen Jenkins, in his Story of the Bronx, places the situation of the Wading place, with much probability of accuracy, under our present Broadway, at the disused

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IV.-- PATHS IN THE BRONX (Maps VI, and VIL A, B, C, D)

T HE low land above Spuyten Duyvil creek at the the island Wading place, was Paparinemin, which was formed by the Mosholu, known later as Tippett's brook, on the west, and on the other side by a marshy tract through which meandered a small watercourse, fed by brooks from the steep hillside on which modern Kingsbridge is now situated. This island was a favored place for Indian residence, as it is sheltered by high hills in every direction, with an ample supply of fresh water. Its surface was composed largely of sand and cultivable soil.In the vicinity of 231st street, across the island, many traces of an occupied station have been found (18). Shell-pockets and scattered debris cover the upland, and near the middle of the area, upon the center line of that street, about

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