Plate VII: The Albany Post-Road (Hudson River Path) — Bolton (1922)

Plate VII: The Albany Post-Road (Hudson River Path) — Bolton (1922)

Photograph of the Albany Post Road, once the Hudson River Path, now Newton Avenue, Borough of the Bronx. On the left is the old Hadley farm-house, looking northward. This indigenous trail ran along the east bank of the Hudson from Manhattan north through Westchester to Albany. The section through Croton-on-Hudson became the Old Post Road connecting the village to New York City. Photograph by E. F. Coffin.

Date: c.1920 Location: Newton Avenue, Bronx Type: photograph Subjects: house, road, trees, farmhouse Source: Bolton, Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis (1922), Plate VII License: Public domain