Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis
At Arlington station, a native village-site, with human interments, was discovered and explored in 1901, and further developed in 1918 by Alanson Skinner.
75. Tunissens neck (Map I), or Old Place.
A native site which yielded pottery, bone, and stone objects, indicating village life. '
76. Watchogue (Map I). A camping site on
Big Hummock, at Bloomfield, the name denoting "hill land" (Tooker, Indian Place Names) . Surface discoveries indicated seasonal occupancy. 77 and 77 A. Long neck (Map I). Now Linoleumville. A native site on the sand-dunes.
INDIAN NOTES
INDEX TO STATIONS
78. Silver lake (Map I). A native camp-site
on the shore of the lake, on which shellpits were found.
79. Fresh kill (Map I). At Lakes island,
where there is now a garbage incinerating plant, there were many evidences of native occupancy, some having been observed by Thoreau and mentioned in his letters.
80. Rossville (Map I). A shellheap, with
evidences of very ancient existence, was explored by Alanson Skinner.
81. Sandy ground (Map I). At Bogardus
Corners. A village-site was discovered by Alanson Skinner.
82. Woodrow (Map I). Along Sandy brook
there are evidences of native occupancy spread over a considerable area, apparently forming an extension of the village at Bogardus Corners (81).
83. Ward point (Map I). Near Tottenville.
This very extensive native station is evidenced by masses of debris, accumulated to a considerable depth and spread irregularly over many acres. Part of the site was explored in 1898 by George H. Pepper, who discovered a number of burials, and many objects have since been unearthed through further exploration by M. R. Harrington for the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. 86. Harbor hill (Map I) . An Indian site at the Harbor hill, at the golf links, was