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Green farm,” which suggests that Underhill also owned land along Mount Green Road in Croton. 1 “Croton Point, where Dr. Underhill has . . . been engaged in the formation of one of the largest vineyards in this country . . . to see how well…
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You Need Not Go To The Rhine To See Vineyards §2
— Green farm,” which suggests that Underhill also owned land along Mount Green Road in Croton. 1 “Croton Point, where Dr. Underhill has . . . been engaged in the formation of one of the largest vineyards in this country . . . to see how well…
You Need Not Go To The Rhine To See Vineyards §7
— end of this ad—published the same year as the Gardener’s Monthly article—Apple-Qunice was another fruit grown on Croton Point. A little farther up the Point are the deer-park and fish-pond. In the former are…
You Need Not Go To The Rhine To See Vineyards §0
— In September 1859, The Gardener’s Monthly published an account of a trip to Croton Point, which the author says was “visited through the summer by numerous travellers, who are permitted to drive through the grounds.” We’re lucky that…
You Need Not Go To The Rhine To See Vineyards §1
— allowed such free access to his property because this brief article gives us tantalizing details about the scope of his business—the fruit he grew in addition to grapes, the “deer-park and fish-pond” on Croton Point and his…
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back to the time when Richard T. Underhill was the “grape king” of Croton Point. How significant were the Underhill vineyards? In his multi-volume History of Wine in America , Thomas Pinney says the Underhills were the “first dynasty in…
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The Underhill Vineyards 1867 §1
— back to the time when Richard T. Underhill was the “grape king” of Croton Point. How significant were the Underhill vineyards? In his multi-volume History of Wine in America , Thomas Pinney says the Underhills were the “first dynasty in…
The Underhill Vineyards 1867 §3
— …Detail showing the Underhill mansion at the southern tip of Croton Point. The faint white horizontal and vertical lines seen in these details are where blocks of wood, each prepared by a different
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knew] the Point homestead. He was successful in the brick business and with the vineyard of Catawba and Isabella grapes Dr. Underhill had vineyards also, but never brickyards. Both vineyards and brickyards were profitable. Having an ample income they
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Croton on Hudson Bricks §25
— knew] the Point homestead. He was successful in the brick business and with the vineyard of Catawba and Isabella grapes Dr. Underhill had vineyards also, but never brickyards. Both vineyards and brickyards were profitable. Having an ample income they
Croton on Hudson Bricks §7
— mill on the Croton River and he began to cultivate vineyards on the southern slopes of the point. His 250 fertile acres yielded crops of watermelons, apples and grapes for the New York City market. During the War of 1812…
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of the two popular growths of Isabella and Catawba, is the unadulterated juice of the berry. A trade card for the Underhill vineyards. Having visited the Croton Point vineyards while the luxuriant harvest was at its height, some things were…
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The Season Of The Vintage §6
— of the two popular growths of Isabella and Catawba, is the unadulterated juice of the berry. A trade card for the Underhill vineyards. Having visited the Croton Point vineyards while the luxuriant harvest was at its height, some things were…
The Season Of The Vintage §22
— fruiterers, grocers, &c., &c. Another trade card for the Underhill vineyards, showing the wine vaults which still exist—though much neglected—on Croton Point. The transportation is always by means of steamboat, the jarring of railroad being
The Season Of The Vintage §1
— the New York Times —from October 23, 1862—and read the letter, The Season of the Vintage, the Croton Point Vineyards, to learn about the “commodious and cool” wine cellars, the clever “Yankee” solution to an invasion of “ground moles…
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…You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards , is an 1859 account of a trip to Croton Point, which gives us tantalizing details about the scope of Underhill’s business. The Underhill Vineyards, 1867 has details
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The Mystery Of The Underhill Medal §23
— …You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards , is an 1859 account of a trip to Croton Point, which gives us tantalizing details about the scope of Underhill’s business. The Underhill Vineyards, 1867 has details
The Mystery Of The Underhill Medal §22
— …Whatever the case it’s great to be able to share this medal with our readers. For more information on the Underhill vineyards, see these previous posts: The Grape King of Croton Point , features two color prints of the grapes
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…You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards , is an 1859 account of a trip to Croton Point, which gives us tantalizing details about the scope of Underhill’s business. The Underhill Vineyards, 1867 has details from
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Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §6
— …You Need Not go to the Rhine to See Vineyards , is an 1859 account of a trip to Croton Point, which gives us tantalizing details about the scope of Underhill’s business. The Underhill Vineyards, 1867 has details from
Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §5
— on Grove Street, in Tarrytown, eventually became the home of the Tarrytown Historical Society. 1 For more information on the Underhill vineyards, see these previous posts: The Grape King of Croton Point , features two color prints of the grapes that
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…Underhill, M.D., who was sixth in descent from the famous Captain Underhill, a leader in the Indian wars of New England. The Point was owned by himself and brother, both of whom had extensive vineyards and
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Croton in the 1850s §10
— …Underhill, M.D., who was sixth in descent from the famous Captain Underhill, a leader in the Indian wars of New England. The Point was owned by himself and brother, both of whom had extensive vineyards and
Croton in the 1850s §6
— vineyards on Croton Point to Van Cortlandt Manor, with a visit to a woman who had met George Washington as a child, a climb to see the view from the top of Prickly Pear Hill and a side trip up…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay
are covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The fable land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the latter cover nearly an area of forty acres.
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §268
— …The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay
are covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The fable land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the latter cover nearly an area of forty acres.
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §269
— …The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay
are covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The fable land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the latter cover nearly an area of forty acres…
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…Underhill, who used the clay deposits to make bricks on the north end of Croton Point while his brother, Richard T. Underhill developed his famous vineyards on the southern end. The house also features other Underhill bricks, stamped with
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay are
covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The table
land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the
latter cover nearly an area of forty acres.
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §506
— …The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay are
covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The table
land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the
latter cover nearly an area of forty acres.
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §507
— …The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay are
covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The table
land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the
latter cover nearly an area of forty acres…
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for he puts more pleasant fruits and wine also into the lips of his fellow men than any man we know of. His Croton Point vineyards will be a lasting monument to his fame so long as his grapes grow…
Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…Croton Point Park Many years prior to World War I , Croton Point had ceased to be of any particular economic value . The clay had been exhausted for brickmaking , the vineyards and or- chards were no more and the hot houses…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
On returning to the village across the flelds northward of Mount
Pleasant, I obtained a full view of Teller's or Croton Point, which divides
Tappan from Haverstraw Bay, It is almost two miles in length, and was
called Se…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §400
— On returning to the village across the flelds northward of Mount
Pleasant, I obtained a full view of Teller's or Croton Point, which divides
Tappan from Haverstraw Bay, It is almost two miles in length, and was
called Se…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §402
— …barges were used in transporting it to New York, for distribution there,
and exportation.
"We crossed the bay to Croton Point, visited the villa and vineyards of
MOLTH 01 THE CROTON.
Doctor XJnderhill, and then rowed up Croton Bay to…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §403
— …barges were used in transporting it to New York, for distribution there,
and exportation.
"We crossed the bay to Croton Point, visited the villa and vineyards of
MOLTH 01 THE CROTON.
Doctor XJnderhill, and then rowed up Croton Bay to…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Somewhere in the course
of its history the name of old Chief Croton was attached
to it, and is gradually superseding all the others. From
the Underbill vineyards have gone out unnumbered
thousands of bottles of sweet Catawba wine. At…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Croton Point, four miles above Sing Sing,
is a tongue of land projecting into the river and
covered with vineyards and orchards- It separates
Tappan Zee from Haverstraw Bay. At its extremity
a noble view of the river is obtained…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2998
— …Croton Point, four miles above Sing Sing,
is a tongue of land projecting into the river and
covered with vineyards and orchards- It separates
Tappan Zee from Haverstraw Bay. At its extremity
a noble view of the river is obtained…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2999
— …Croton Point, four miles above Sing Sing,
is a tongue of land projecting into the river and
covered with vineyards and orchards- It separates
Tappan Zee from Haverstraw Bay. At its extremity
a noble view of the river is obtained…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Oregon, on the line
of Putnam County; contained a rolling mill and wire mill. 8. Croton Point; devoted chiefly
to vineyards.
9. Montrose's Point. Eastchester. -- Population, 5,582. Local particulars: -- 1. Eastchester; population, 551: contained two churches. 2. Mount…