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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. 276 words

This section includes part of the Indian path known as Sackerah, between Williamsbridge, Eastchester, and Pelham. . .In portfolio

B. The district of Pelham neck, within the Borough of the Bronx, with Pelham Manor, and New Rochelle to Mamaroneck, together

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with the islands in the Sound adjoining In portfolio

C. Southern part of the Borough of the Bronx, from the Bronx kills to Kingsbridge, covering the old manors of Morrisania and Fordham, with West Farms and Bronx river from the Botanical gardens to its mouth In portfolio

D. Southeastern part of the Borough of the Bronx, the old township of Westchester, with Throgs neck, and with Cornells neck or Clasons point. The map includes also a small part of northern Queens county, the College Point and Whitestone districts.

In portfolio VIII. The Borough of Brooklyn, or Kings county, with the northeastern part of the Borough of Queens, or Queens county, on which are drawn the old native paths and the known Indian stations. The original shore-line, and the watercourses and marsh tracts, have been drawn from old maps and from maps of the United States Geological Survey. Divided in four sections, as follow (see Map A, page 9):

A. The lower end of Manhattan island, as far north as Central Park, also the East river shorefront of Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint, and the New Jer-

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sey shore-line of Jersey City and Hoboken In portfolio

B. The Long Island City and Newtown district within the Borough and County of Queens, with a part of East New York, Bushwick, and Greenpoint, within the Borough of Brooklyn or Kings county In portfolio