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Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis

Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922. 275 words

Van Cortlandt avenue, once the

Indian Shore path 116

INDIAN NOTES

ILLUSTRATIONS

XIII. Acqueanounck, the Hutchinson

river, where the Shore path crossed 120

XIV. The old Eastchester and Westchester road, once the Indian trail from the Siwanoy settlements 122

XV. The Split-reck road in Pelham Bay Park near the site of the house of Mistress Ann Hutchinson 124

XVI. Excavation of Indian shell and rubbish heap on Rodmans neck

or Pells point 128

XVII. Old Flatbush road near Stirling

place 140

XVIII. Battle pass in Prospect Park, where the old trail ran through the hills.... 142

XIX. Hunterfly road, the old trail to

Canarsie 148

XX. The Vandeveer tide-mill at

Canarsie 150

XXL Muskyttehool, the crossing of the Flatlands Neck road over

the Paardegat 152

XXII. The shell-strewn site of Shanscomacocke on Gerritsen basin, Flatlands 156

XXIII. The Strome beach, with Hugh

Gerritsen's dam and mill 158

XXIV. The old Gravesend Neck road to

the Strome beach 160

XXV. Old Gravesend Neck road, once

an Indian path 164

AND MONOGRAPHS

INDIAN PATHS

XXVI. The Indian pond, in the Indian field, alongside Mechawanienck, the ancient pathway. ... 166 XXVII. The victims of prehistoric warfare buried at Ward point, near Tottenville, Stat en Island 192 XXVIII. The Billopp house on Ward point 194

Fig. 1. Skull of an ancient denizen of Shorakapkok 87

INDIAN NOTES

BOLTON-- INDIAN PATHS

Englewood

KEY MAP

MAPS

A. Key map Facing page 9

I. Map of Greater New York and the contiguous territory, on which are traced all the Indian paths shown in greater detail on the Borough maps, together with the approximate situation of all known Indian stations, indicated by numbers.