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The Story of Croton

Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.

…We know that Pierre McCord resided at Croton Landing and that Clarence Tice of Croton and Pierre H. Teller of Harmon remain as descendants of the Tellers of Teller's Point. The Underhill family succeeded the Tellers in the ownership…

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The Story of Croton §20 — …We know that Pierre McCord resided at Croton Landing and that Clarence Tice of Croton and Pierre H. Teller of Harmon remain as descendants of the Tellers of Teller's Point. The Underhill family succeeded the Tellers in the ownership…

The Story of Croton §17 — …Colonel Livingston listened to their story, agreed to loan them a four-pounder; and before dark, the farm horses were dragging down the Post Road to Croton and out on to Teller's Point the light artillery which had an…

The Story of Croton §16 — …Colonel Livingston listened to their story, agreed to loan them a four-pounder; and before dark, the farm horses were dragging down the Post Road to Croton and out on to Teller's Point the light artillery which had an…

The Story of Croton §25 — More than a hundred years ago, the sprawling little village was designated as Collabergh Landing, but when Teller's Point was christened Croton Point, the natives made it unanimous by changing Collabergh to Croton Landing. Sloops and barges lay at…

The Story of Croton §15 — …the story of Andre and Arnold have caused many versions of it to be written. One aspect which none of them contradict, however, reflects with credit upon the Croton-on-Hudson patriots. The British warship Vulture anchored above Teller's…

The Story of Croton §4 — …The Indian name for the Point had not only been Senasqua but, at times, Sen-as-chal; then for a full hundred years, it was called Teller's Point, and at times Sara's Point. After Henry Hudson visited the…

The Story of Croton §24 — …More than a hundred years ago, the sprawling little village was designated as Collabergh Landing, but when Teller's Point was christened Croton Point, the natives made it unanimous by changing Collabergh to Croton Landing. Sloops and barges lay at…

The Story of Croton §19 — …Haverstraw and upper river points. Croton Point, the beautiful peninsula reaching far into the Hudson, embracing with its curved shoreline on the side toward Croton village the charming sheet of water known to the Indians as "Mother's Lap," has…

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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River

Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.

…The site of the present vil the Indians Sinksink" lage of Peekskill was called Sackhoes and was occupied by an Teller's point was called Indian village known by that name. Tradition weaves the story that the forms of the…

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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §833 — …The site of the present vil the Indians Sinksink" lage of Peekskill was called Sackhoes and was occupied by an Teller's point was called Indian village known by that name. Tradition weaves the story that the forms of the…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §832 — …The site of the present vil the Indians Sinksink" lage of Peekskill was called Sackhoes and was occupied by an Teller's point was called Indian village known by that name. Tradition weaves the story that the forms of the…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §172 — …Its precise location was at the entrance or neck of Teller's point (called Senasqua), and west of the cemetery of the Van Cortlandt family. Their burial ground was a short distance east of the castle ; a roman tic and…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §148 — …A body of six hundred Senecas attacked the fort of the Minsis on the Delaware, and were put to flight and pursued northward for Unable to cope with them single-handed, the Sene two days. cas solicited the aid of…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §870 — …Partly in Muhk, red; at, near or by, and os, small a small red hill near the river. North of Newburgh the rocky peninsula known as DansKammer point is a feature in the landscape as well as in the history…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §635 — …Butler's refugees and Brant's Indians, and with them to penetrate the country from that St. point, capture Fort Schuyler, sweep the valley of the Mohawk, and join Burgoyne at Albany. Colonel Claus (Colonial History, viu, the following particulars…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §827 — …fish, they, at the early settlement, them, believing they were superior beings and there the Great Spirit. placed by refused to About eat thirty miles from Brooklyn and midway between the north and south sides of the island, is a…

History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §858 — the starting point for the line which divided the counties of and Ulster. That its ijame was derived Orange from some unex- HUDSON RIPER INDUNS. plained event or on the hostile action part of the Waoranecks appears to be conclusively…

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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea

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 §412 — …weird story of the early times, when the superstitious people believed that they often saw, in the groves and glens there, the forms of the departed red men. They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller's Point. We visited…

The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §411 — …many a weird story of the early times, when the superstitious people believed that they often saw, in the groves and glens there, the forms of the departed red men. They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller's Point.

The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §399 — …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 §579 — …suspended, and the grounds, stripped of many of the noble trees, have become "private," and subjected to the manipulations of the "real estate agent." Even the Sibyl's Cave, under Castle 3 M THE HUDSON. Point, at the southern boundary…

The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §386 — At that moment the sound of a cannon came booming over Haverstraw Bay from the eastern shore ; and within twenty minutes the Vulture was seen dropping down the river, to avoid the shots of an American gun on Teller's…

The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §385 — …At that moment the sound of a cannon came booming over Haverstraw Bay from the eastern shore ; and within twenty minutes the Vulture was seen dropping down the river, to avoid the shots of an American gun on Teller's…

The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §435 — …the extremity of Teller's Point, sent there for the purpose by Colonel Henry Livingston, who was in command at Yerplanck's Point, a few miles above. ^n the afternoon Andre solicited Smith to take him back to the Vulture…

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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II

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. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.

Years ago, on the banks of the White river, an old Indian story teller sat by the fire, telling his midnight tales. And he said: "My story winds as winds a river, sometimes on one side of the valley, and…

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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §154 — Years ago, on the banks of the White river, an old Indian story teller sat by the fire, telling his midnight tales. And he said: "My story winds as winds a river, sometimes on one side of the valley, and…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §153 — …them, by sending up rockets, but there seems to have been no foundation for the story, in the official reports. INDIAN WAR AND LEGEND -- THE STORY TELLER Years ago, on the banks of the White river, an old Indian story…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §376 — …Stemler, in his long years on the prairies, has had his little fights and his one great battle. In 1888, I "met up" with him at a roundup dance, and although intimately acquainted, I have never heard him relate of…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1757 — …I do not recall a fatality in all the negro fights, but there is a story that has gone along with the years, that here are negroes buried in the twelve and fifteen foot ditch banks. This may be true…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §471 — …and tryto find Chris, for betime the story had reached them it was merely a rumor that he had been hurt, and the location of the accident was very vague. They made Horse creek the first day, and stayed at…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §388 — …Occasionally somewhere between the starting point and the destination, a large herd would entirely disappear, and with it the men in charge. The general belief was that these were gigantic thefts, but there came a story filtering into the south…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §343 — …Two hundred and six were recaptured, and sixty finally made good their escape. They won their fight, however, for instead of sending them south, the others were brought north from the territory. The tribe was given a reservation in Montana…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §971 — …After taking the evidence at Hyannis and Oshkosh and cogitating thereon for six months, the referee found that the 25th degree of longitude was and is the boundary line between Grant and Garden counties ; that Garden county should be ousted…

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Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch)

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.

…After the Dutch came it was called Teller's Point for over a hundred years . The Van Cortlandts In the year 1681 , Stephanus Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt Manor House on the Albany Post Road at the Croton River…

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Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §3 — …After the Dutch came it was called Teller's Point for over a hundred years . The Van Cortlandts In the year 1681 , Stephanus Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt Manor House on the Albany Post Road at the Croton River…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §5 — …One as- pect which none of them contradict , however , reflects with credit upon the Croton - on - Hudson patriots . The British warship " Vulture " an- chored above Teller's ( now Croton ) Point , in plain view of this little hamlet . While the warship…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §7 — …the little fort under Colonel Livingstone listened to their story , agreed to loan them a four - pounder ; and be- fore dark , the farm horses were dragging down the Post Road to Croton and out on to Teller's Point the…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §2 — …After the Dutch came it was called Teller's Point for over a hundred years . The Van Cortlandts In the year 1681 , Stephanus Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt Manor House on the Albany Post Road at the Croton River .

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §11 — The Iron Horse The first great change in the quiet rural life of Croton ( called Collabergh Landing when the Point was Teller's Point ) came with the advent of the steam engine in 1849 . Men employed by the New York…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §6 — The British warship " Vulture " an- chored above Teller's ( now Croton ) Point , in plain view of this little hamlet . While the warship awaited Andre's arrival from New York ( he had come to Dobbs Ferry by horse and was being…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §8 — …ashore before midnight and had arrived already at Joshua Smith's ' treason house " above Haverstraw . History says that he was much agi- tated when he heard the echo of heavy firing down around Teller's Point , but he was too…

Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §10 — …the Point and converted it into a recreation park . The Iron Horse The first great change in the quiet rural life of Croton ( called Collabergh Landing when the Point was Teller's Point ) came with the advent of the steam…

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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.

…Crest -- A greyhoimd; head C'jupcd, erm.; collared gu., garnished and ringed or, on the collar three amulets cf the last. The motto was " Fid<:l>'s u^que ad mortem.'" Tellek, of Teller's Point. -- William Teller, the ancestor…

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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §931 — …Crest -- A greyhoimd; head C'jupcd, erm.; collared gu., garnished and ringed or, on the collar three amulets cf the last. The motto was " Fid<:l>'s u^que ad mortem.'" Tellek, of Teller's Point. -- William Teller, the ancestor…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §932 — …Their children were, (I. ), Jacob, mar., 1, Anna ^lar- .Taritjc ; 2, Chri.stina Ashficld, and had two da., Anna and Margaret. (IL), William of Teller's Point, d. 1710, mar. Rachel Kiersted, and had, 1, Johannes of Teller's Point…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §534 — …s neck will ever be memorable as the scene of the fight between Hendrick Hudson and the Indians, A. D. 1609. At day-break on the 2 2d of October, the Halve Maen (Crescent) sailed from Teller's Point on…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §535 — …muslcets and killed two or three of them ; then above one hundred of them came to a point of land to shoot at us, then, I shot a falcon at them and killed two of them : whereupon the rest fled…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §1007 — …S40 Teller, William, i. S">, 196 Teller's Point. L S5 Ten Broeck, Kev. Petrus, i. 136 Tennent, Kev, William, i. 48 Testimony about Col. Green's surprisal, Ii. G35 Tetard's Height, or Hill, ii. 52S, 614 The oid…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §1006 — …S40 Teller, William, i. S">, 196 Teller's Point. L S5 Ten Broeck, Kev. Petrus, i. 136 Tennent, Kev, William, i. 48 Testimony about Col. Green's surprisal, Ii. G35 Tetard's Height, or Hill, ii. 52S, 614 The oid…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §612 — …Washington ordered the brigade then stationed at Peekskill to march to West Point. This gentleman during the war escorted 1500 men from Teller's Point to the neighborhood of Kings Bridge. In compliment to the services of the old veteran…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §433 — …them, facing them constantly, with the Bronx in his front, which was fortified at every assailable point. "On the 12th of October, '76, a portion of the British army, consisting of the Guard, Light Infantry reserve, and Colonel Duuop's…

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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.

…s Point. William Teller, the ancestor of this family, emigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam. He d about 1698, mar. Mary ; she died in 1701. Their children were, I. Jacob, mar., 1. Anna Margaritje . 2. Christina Ashfield, and had two…

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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1116 — …s Point. William Teller, the ancestor of this family, emigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam. He d about 1698, mar. Mary ; she died in 1701. Their children were, I. Jacob, mar., 1. Anna Margaritje . 2. Christina Ashfield, and had two…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §890 — …muskets and killed two or three of them, then above one hundred of them came to a point of land to siioot at us, then, I shot a falcon at them and killed two of them ; whereupon the rest fled…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §889 — …and Berrinn's neck will ever be memorable as the scene of the fight between Hendrick Hudson and the Indians, A. D. 1609. At day-break on the22d ot October, the Halve Maen (Crescent) sailed from Teller's Point on…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1175 — …Methodist and Baptist societies ot", i. 20 J, Talomuck River, source of, i. 268, INDEX. 577 Teller family, i. 37. Teller Point, origin of name, i. 36. Indian conveyance of, and Indian name for, i. 37 Revolutionary incidents on, i…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1176 — Methodist and Baptist societies ot", i. 20 J, Talomuck River, source of, i. 268, INDEX. 577 Teller family, i. 37. Teller Point, origin of name, i. 36. Indian conveyance of, and Indian name for, i. 37 Revolutionary incidents on, i…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §952 — …Washington ordered the brigade then stationed at Peekskill to march to West Point. This gentleman during the war. escorted 1500 men from Teller's point to the neighborhood of Kings-bridge. In compliment to the services of the old veteran…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1120 — . •■ APPENDIX. ' 545 ?.; ,>..'■• iel , Evaline, Elizabeth, Amelia, and Emma. Arms. Arg. a mullett between three human hearts gules. Van Tassell of Greenburgh. Derick van Tassel of Tarrytown, had Cornehus, who mar. Elizabeth Storms, and left Leah the wife of Capt. William…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §475 — …s neck, took a view of the causeway between Westchester and the point. Upon the neck, which runs between these two, is a tide mill, and a plank bridge at the mill, at the west end of the causeway, (the…

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Croton in the 1850s

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based on Lossing’s own drawings. Croton Point, from Sing Sing Teller’s or Croton Point divides Tappan from Haverstraw Bay. It is almost two miles in length and was called Se-nas-qua by the Indians, and by the…

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Croton in the 1850s §8 — based on Lossing’s own drawings. Croton Point, from Sing Sing Teller’s or Croton Point divides Tappan from Haverstraw Bay. It is almost two miles in length and was called Se-nas-qua by the Indians, and by the…

Croton in the 1850s §9 — Sarah, wife of William Teller, who purchased it of the Indians for a barrel of rum and twelve blankets. It was called Teller’s Point until within a few years, when the name of Croton was given to it. Near…

Croton in the 1850s §52 — the forms of the departed red men. They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller’s Point. We visited one of the twin sisters at Croton, Mrs. Miriam Williams. Her memory of long-past events seemed very faithful, but the…

Croton in the 1850s §61 — independence; Haverstraw, where Arnold and Andre had their conference; Teller’s Point, off which the Vulture lay, and from which she received a cannonading that drove her down the river; King’s Ferry, where Andre crossed the Hudson; the place…

Croton in the 1850s §51 — …Around this locality hovers the memory of many a weird story of the early times, when the superstitious people believed that they often saw, in the groves and glens there,

Croton in the 1850s §49 — into the cemetery of the Van Cortlandt family, upon a beautiful point of land, commanding an extensive view of the Hudson southward. A little west of the cemetery, at the neck of land which connects Croton Point with the main…

Croton in the 1850s §53 — …They had both lived in that vicinity since their birth, having married and settled there in early life. Mrs. Williams had a perfect recollection of Washington, when he was quartered with the army near Verplanck’s Point. On one

Croton in the 1850s §62 — Pine’s Bridge on the Croton, where he was suspected; Tarrytown, where he was captured, and the long wharf of Piermont, near Tappan where he was executed. View from Prickly Pear Hill (looking south, toward Croton Point) All of these…

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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)

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 latter individual, the whole became vested in his two sons, the present proprietors of Crotoii Point. In 1683, the Hon. Stcphanus Van Cortlandt, purchased of the native Indian proprietors the territory of Meahagh, (Verplanck's Point,) and the lands…

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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §231 — …the latter individual, the whole became vested in his two sons, the present proprietors of Crotoii Point. In 1683, the Hon. Stcphanus Van Cortlandt, purchased of the native Indian proprietors the territory of Meahagh, (Verplanck's Point,) and the lands…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §226 — …between the two chiefs of Sachus and Ketchawany -- the former of whom exercised jurisdiction over the lands of Weshqua, Canopus, Wenneebus, Appamaghpogh and Meahagh, a territory extending from the south side of Verplanck's Point to St. Anthony's nose…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §765 — …the Colquhouns awaited them. They were landed at the foot of a mountain called the Long Clove, on the western margin of the river, about six miles below Stony Point. The Vulture lay between the place and Teller's Point…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §504 — …leads from the main, called Enoch's Neck, to the Point proper, originally called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the English, Sarah's or Sarak's Point, the name derived from Sarah Teller, wife of William Teller, former proprietor…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §505 — …John Underbill, High Constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island. The woods of Teller's Point afford a safe retreat for thousands of crows, (corvus corone Linn.) which here, unmolested and unwatched by the cruel farmer and…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §507 — …at single lifts in the adjoining waters. During the winter season, vast flocks of coot and black duck frequent the shores of the Croton and Haverstraw Bays. There are numerous Revolutionary incidents connected with Croton or Teller's Point deserving…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §509 — …Many of them now hastened to the scene of action with a field-piece, which they had obtained of Col. Livingston, who was in command at Verplanck's Point ; and after erecting their little battery on the Point, they opened…

The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §230 — …Upon the 30th of July, 1667, occurs an act of the English Governor and his council, concerning William Teller and his children, wherein the payment of eighty-five beavers is enforced as his daughter's share besides other portions to…

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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I

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.

…Upon the 30th of July, 1667, occurs an act of the English Governor and his council, concerning William Teller and his children, wherein the payment of eighty-five beavers is enforced as his daughter's share besides other portions to…

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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §109 — …Upon the 30th of July, 1667, occurs an act of the English Governor and his council, concerning William Teller and his children, wherein the payment of eighty-five beavers is enforced as his daughter's share besides other portions to…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §452 — …the Colquhouns awaited them. They were landed at the foot of a mountain called the Long Glove, on the western margin of the river, about six miles b^low Stony point. The Vulture lay between the place and Teller's…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §269 — …at single lifts in the adjoining waters. During the winter season vast flocks of coot and black duck frequent the shores of the Croton and Haverstraw Bays. There are numerous Revolutionary incidents connected with Croton or Teller's Point deserving…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §104 — …between the two chiefs of Sachus and Kitchawong, the former of whom exercised jurisdiction over the lands of Wishqua, Canopus, Wenneebees, Appamaghpogh and Meahagh, a territory extending from the south side of Verplanck's Point to St. Anthony's nose…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §270 — …The Vulture lying in a position to be distinctly seen from Verplanck's Point, and the distance of country between it and the point on the Westchester shore, and likewise from Stony Point ; the town of Haverstraw, and the point…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §107 — …c At an early period, Teller's Point or neck passed from the native Indian proprietors to William and Sarah Teller. " The point or peninsula, (says Judge Benson,) the northern chop of the bay or entrance into Croton River, the…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §267 — …leads from the main, called Enoch's Neck, to the Point proper, originally called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the English Sarah's or Sarak's Point, a name derived from Sarah Teller, wife of William Teller, former proprietor…

A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §105 — Anthony's nose in the Highlands, whilst the latter held authority over the lands of Kitchawan, lying south of Verplanck's Point, including Senasquaneck, (Teller's Point,) and the small island of Oscawana. The Indian villages in their order were…

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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900

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.

…The great enterprise shown by the Americans on the Westchester shore in bringing a cannon down from Verplanck's Point and firing on the " Vulture " from Teller's (Croton) Point probably had quite as much to do with the ultimate…

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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §971 — …The great enterprise shown by the Americans on the Westchester shore in bringing a cannon down from Verplanck's Point and firing on the " Vulture " from Teller's (Croton) Point probably had quite as much to do with the ultimate…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §335 — …Van Bursum was the first white owner called was language Indian the peninsula of Croton Point, which in present its g receivin before and, , Senasqua of name by the pleasing name, had long been known as Teller's Point (also…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §1300 — …William, of Teller's Point, 160. Teller's Point, sec Croton Point. Ten Farms. The. 140. Tetard, John Peter (Rev.), 321. Tetard's Hill. 140, 310. Thacher. James (Dr.) 475. 498, 519. 520. Thomas. John (Judge), 289. 314. 427. Thomas…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §794 — …The American losses were 25 HISTORY WESTCHESTER COUNTY killed, 52 wounded., and 16 missing-- 93 altogether; to which add the 47 lost at Hart's Corners-- an American grand total of 140 for the two fights. It is true the…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §946 — …and in the evening at seven o'clock' went on board the British ship of war " Vulture," which had lain some days a little above Teller's (Croton) Point in Haverstraw Ray. Early on the1 morning of September 20, two…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §139 — …the same Sound from the Manhattans, and ten years after singuHudson's discovery of the Great River of the Mountains. Very lar it is that fights with the Indians, both on the Hudson and on the Sound, and at 'points…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §948 — …him considerable uneasiness, and with reason. The Americans at Croton had not been idle. They had sent a delegation to Colonel Livingston to inform him that the "Vulture" was within cannon shot of Teller's Point, whereupon Livingston sent a…

History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §8 — …Westchester County, thus considered in its primal extent, is something more than five hundred square miles in area, and lies centrally distant some one hundred miles from Albany. From its northwestern point, Anthony's Nose, at the entrance to the…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.

…between the enemy and our people who became oftenest engaged with them rather by tlieir imprudence than tlirough want of corn-age ; and I can assure you, that every time they made a cliarge, we were obliged 1 The point…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §36 — …between the enemy and our people who became oftenest engaged with them rather by tlieir imprudence than tlirough want of corn-age ; and I can assure you, that every time they made a cliarge, we were obliged 1 The point…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1395 — …him ; and that he may be set at Liberty upon reasonable Bail ; and tliat as to tlie other People living on Lands in Dispute between the two Governments, a Suspension may be had of all proceedings against them, and that…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1394 — …him ; and that he may be set at Liberty upon reasonable Bail ; and tliat as to tlie other People living on Lands in Dispute between the two Governments, a Suspension may be had of all proceedings against them, and that…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1593 — …Thom De Lavall, Richd Pretty, Dirck Wessells, P^ Winne, Capt Pliill Scliuyler, And^" Teller, Jan Thomase, Marte Gerritse, M^ Siston, Sheriff. Dom Schaets, Dom. Renzelaar and some witnesses appearing in Court (all the papers in the difference between the 2…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1102 — …y*^ west bounds, and So incloses all y^ Land, & low hills, yt y« Said Indians now doe transport, The place wliere 8"^ Two Creeks meets being called mawichnak, together w' aU our Right and Title and lutrest, in all y…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §40 — …At the south west point are meadows, and a number of shoals towards the water. There is an anchorage for ships between said Island and the north shore. 6. Cape Torment, one league from which Sieur de Champlain had erected…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §35 — …Next day blew a very strong and violent wind which lasted two days, particularly favorable for setting the enemy's fort in a blaze, wliich I strongly urged on them. But fearing a failure, and moreover representing themselves as wounded…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1294 — …in the said Colony of New York on tlie South Side of tlie river called Roeloflf Jansons kill and on the East Side of Hudsons river Beginning at a Landing place called Point Robert which is about two English miles…

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Sarahs Point 1776

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detail shows Sarah’s Point, one of the many early names for Croton Point—named for Sarah Teller. The map is interesting for its size and detail, but it is greatly distorted. The area to the southeast of Sarah’s…

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Sarahs Point 1776 §1 — detail shows Sarah’s Point, one of the many early names for Croton Point—named for Sarah Teller. The map is interesting for its size and detail, but it is greatly distorted. The area to the southeast of Sarah’s…

Sarahs Point 1776 §3 — …A similar map with the same distortion is below. Note that it refers to Croton Point as Enoch Point and moves “Terrytown” up to Ossining. Sources: Library of Congress , New York Public Library Share this: Print (Opens in new window)

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Sarahs Point 1776 §2 — …The bridge crossing the lower Croton River appears to be where Quaker Bridge is today, but there was no bridge over the lower Croton in 1776. The bridge is actually Pine’s Bridge, which was several miles east of where…

Sarahs Point 1776 §0 — A sketch of the operations of His Majesty’s fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776 . Detail from a British military map depicting…

Croton Point 1898

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Click the map to enlarge it. See the key to points of historic interest, below. This fascinating map of "Teller's Point or Croton Point" was drawn by Edward Hagaman Hall for an article published in the March, 1898 issue…

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Croton Point 1898 §0 — Click the map to enlarge it. See the key to points of historic interest, below. This fascinating map of "Teller's Point or Croton Point" was drawn by Edward Hagaman Hall for an article published in the March, 1898 issue…

Croton Point 1898 §7 — …Squaw Point. Directly opposite, on the western bank, André landed from the Vulture and first met Arnold. Picnic Point, where Enoch

Croton Point 1898 §4 — Croton Point. The group held an option to purchase the land in 1917 and published an article in the first issue of their bulletin, likely written by Hall, that detailed the historic importance of the Point. "The Trustees of the…

Croton Point 1898 §13 — Related Published June 25, 2013 June 25, 2013

Croton Point 1898 §5 — Historic Preservation Society hope that the project for a public park on Croton Point . . . will receive the public support which it deserves." 1 Explanation of Map Place whence Peterson and Sherwood fired on the boat . . . the Vulture , September

Croton Point 1898 §10 — Americans 2 when they brought the cannon down to the point. Vouched for by S. W. Underhill, who lived there for sixty years. Dotted shore is low and sandy. Where the shore has declivity marks it is high and rocky…

Croton Point 1898 §3 — monitoring the aesthetic fabric in New York City." He was also an officer of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks and the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. The ASHPS was instrumental in advocating the preservation of

Croton Point 1898 §2 — century. According to the New York Preservation Archive Project , Hall's "efforts in preservation can be attributed in large part to the City Beautiful movement in the early 1900s. . . . Hall was pivotal in the nascent efforts to pass legislation

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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903)

Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.

…The oyster beds in the ^dcinity were es])ecially valued by them, and were, no doubt, the object of frequent disputes. The Indian name of the point was Senasqua. An early settler on the point was one Teller, and the…

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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §293 — …The oyster beds in the ^dcinity were es])ecially valued by them, and were, no doubt, the object of frequent disputes. The Indian name of the point was Senasqua. An early settler on the point was one Teller, and the…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §294 — …But there was a guard at Teller's Point, and the Vulture made an admirable target. That was all; yet it certainly cost Andre his life and Arnold his reward -- and ])ossibly cost King George a kingdom. Early on the…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §600 — …of the Clouds, 551 81, 103, 478 Teed, Royalist family, 31S Stevens family, 74 Telegraph, steamboat, 133 Stewart, Rev. Abel T., 239 Teller, Sarah, 295, 296 Stewart, Major, 309 Teller's Point, 297 St. Lawrence River, 561 Tenants and patentees…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §91 — …A trolley line connects with the Forty-second Street Ferry and carries the passengers to the top of the bluff and beyond. But there are still, between this point and Fort Lee, unoccupied and wooded acres lying back of the…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §373 — Fort Constitution was on the island opposite West Point, from which place one of Putnam's numerous chains was stretched. Its insular character can hardly be recognised to-day, as the The Hudson River 38o marshes between it and the…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §297 — from the Haverstraw hills -- or, one should say, views, for there is a panorama of them -- are of unique beauty. The swelling shoulder of Point-no-Point is below, and, still more to the south, the venerable figure of High…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §205 — …which were at once an offence to the ear, the eye, and the aesthetic sensibilities of all good people, were finally interfered with effectually and the stone-crushers remo\'ed to other fields. Years ago that craggy point was a…

The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §315 — …Some years ago there was a coffer-dam and pumping station at the foot of the Dunderberg, and the story that is connected with them is one of several of a similar character that the river can boast.

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Croton on Hudson Bricks

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in the groves and glens there, the forms of the departed red men. They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller's Point. We visited one of the twin sisters at Croton, Mrs. Miriam Williams. Her memory of long-past…

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Croton on Hudson Bricks §75 — in the groves and glens there, the forms of the departed red men. They called them the Walking Sachems of Teller's Point. We visited one of the twin sisters at Croton, Mrs. Miriam Williams. Her memory of long-past…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §4 — the lower Hudson Valley on the rivers eastern short, Croton Point (earlier names for it were Senasqua, Tellers Point, and Sarahs Point) has been owned by Westchester County since 1924. Happily, it is no longer being used…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §100 — William and Sarah Teller operated a trading post on Croton Point. 1645 -- peace agreements signed beneath what became known as the Treaty Oak. 1677 -- Van Cortland Manor of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. 1682 -- Cornelius Van Bursam purchased the land from

Croton on Hudson Bricks §84 — during the war for independence; Haverstraw, where Arnold and André had their conference; Teller's Point, off which the Vulture lay, and from which she received a cannonading that drove her down the river; King's Ferry, where André crossed…

Croton on Hudson Bricks §89 — …According to Wilson's Illustrated Guide to the Hudson River it was at "Collaberg Bay, north of Teller's Point and about thirty-three miles from New York, the grade of the original Hudson River Railroad

Croton on Hudson Bricks §46 — one-room school house and 3-story brick barn remain today at Croton Point, NY Source: https://village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_WebDocs/HistoricalSociety A village grew up around the brickyards. There was a store, a

Croton on Hudson Bricks §9 — demand in New York City at this time, and could get there without harassment from the British Navy. William A. Underhill Brickyard, Croton Point, NY His sons Richard and William inherited the property, dividing it between them. William concentrated

Croton on Hudson Bricks §111 — rapid population growth in the area with a town growing around the railway and station. 1855 work on the new Croton aqueduct began. 1883 there were 13 brickyards operating between Croton Point and Verplanck making 64,000 bricks a day…

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Unbuilt Croton

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authorized the erection of “certain lighthouses.” Aerial view of Teller’s Point (today called Croton Point). The legislation called for the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase tracts of land within the United States and to “cause said lighthouses

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Unbuilt Croton §51 — authorized the erection of “certain lighthouses.” Aerial view of Teller’s Point (today called Croton Point). The legislation called for the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase tracts of land within the United States and to “cause said lighthouses

Unbuilt Croton §56 — …Underhill, to whom the land belonged at Teller’s Point, objected strongly to a lighthouse being placed there, alleging that his own dwelling was near the point, and all the land was cultivated as a vineyard and highly

Unbuilt Croton §53 — Teller’s Point, on the Hudson River, four thousand dollars.” Steamboat New York plying the Hudson River in 1887. On December 15, 1847, the Treasury Department announced: “We have directed several superintendents of lights on the Hudson River to

Unbuilt Croton §58 — months later the government changed their plans: “Having doubts as to the propriety of erecting a lighthouse on Teller’s Point, we are calling upon the Secretary of the Navy to detail officers to examine several other sites on the…

Unbuilt Croton §50 — of Representatives, “praying for the erection of a light-house at Teller’s Point, in said river, in Westchester County, and State of New York.” The petition was referred to the Committee on Commerce and on March 3, 1847, an…

Unbuilt Croton §59 — …In April of 1849 an act “to change the location of certain light-houses and buoys” was approved and “the light-house to be built on Teller’s Point, on the North river, New York, was transferred to Tarrytown

Unbuilt Croton §64 — …The land and construction cost $21,000. Over its 78 years of operation, twelve light keepers and their families occupied the five-story structure. The light was automated in the 1950s and operated until 1961, when

Unbuilt Croton §70 — Commission at Croton Point in 1923. In 1923 negotiations by two groups began with the Detroit, Michigan, real estate company that owned Croton Point, a 350 acre property. The first group was the newly formed Westchester Park Commission which visited

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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

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.

…two unequal tides, the one ebbing and flowing two hours before the other." This was Hellgate, and the place were the Indians " let fly" at them was in the neighborhood of Throg's Point. Such was the voyage of the…

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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §185 — …two unequal tides, the one ebbing and flowing two hours before the other." This was Hellgate, and the place were the Indians " let fly" at them was in the neighborhood of Throg's Point. Such was the voyage of the…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §695 — …near its centre, and form the main stream of the Croton, which falls into the Hudson on the south side of the striking peninsula of Teller's, or Croton, Point. Five or six small streams, the largest of which, is…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §28 — …These delegates and the commissioners appointed by the Governor of New York met on the 28th of October, 1664, and came to the understanding that the boundary limit between the two claimants should be fixed at a distance of twenty…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4456 — Friends and business acquaintances know him as the ])ossessor of a shrewd wit. He is an admirable story-teller, and knows how to settle a dispute with an apposite illustration almost as well as the late Mr. Lincoln. His years…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §598 — …It was called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the Whites " Sarah's," and "Teller's," Point, and later "Croton" Point. The last from the facttliat it forms the North Side of the estuary of the Croton River. Sarah was…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4455 — …Friends and business acquaintances know him as the ])ossessor of a shrewd wit. He is an admirable story-teller, and knows how to settle a dispute with an apposite illustration almost as well as the late Mr. Lincoln. His years…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3780 — …Point from Throg's Neck, and niurchiiig northerly, encamped tiie same night on the high ground hetwetm Ilulehinson's River (Kast Cliester Creek) and New Rochelle village, where it remained till the 2Ist. On the 21st the Britisli removed and…

History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §696 — …near its centre, and form the main stream of the Croton, which falls into the Hudson on the south side of the striking peninsula of Teller's, or Croton, Point. Five or six small streams, the largest of which, is…

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Water Over the Dam

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…places where fights broke out on a regular basis. One worker said, “It was a rough area. Fellas would get a few drinks, you couldn’t tell what the dickens they would do. There were murders and all sorts of…

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Water Over the Dam §6 — …places where fights broke out on a regular basis. One worker said, “It was a rough area. Fellas would get a few drinks, you couldn’t tell what the dickens they would do. There were murders and all sorts of…

Water Over the Dam §5 — …About one mile from the site along the banks of the Croton River was the Bowery, or Little Italy as it was also known. There were rooms for workers in two-story shacks, grocery stores, saloons, chapel and a one…

Water Over the Dam §28 — lowest point of the foundation 131 feet below the bed of the Croton River, ground level to top of dam 166 feet, total height 297 feet, thickness of the base 206 feet, thickness at the top 18 feet, and width…

Water Over the Dam §15 — into white, colored, and Italian. Italians received the lowest salary. The laborers overall struggled with difficult working conditions. One or two would be killed, maimed or injured daily. Italians had a saying, “A man lost his life for every stone

Water Over the Dam §9 — Dam in background. The padrones spoke English, hired workmen in large groups, charged them enormous commissions (having already advanced them passage money for the journey from Italy). They sold daily provisions to the workers at high prices and

Water Over the Dam §32 — dining hall, where they partook of a sumptuous repast. A number of guests were called upon for short speeches, some of them being solemn and impressive, while others elicited rounds of applause by their witty and humorous responses.” Engineering

Water Over the Dam §10 — …Each padrone had up to 150 men under his direction, providing them board, lodging and laundry. The workers were paid once a month and were usually in debt. Group photograph of laborers about 1905. Rooming

Water Over the Dam §16 — set on the dam.” Long hours and low pay created growing discontent. Men working at stone quarry near today’s Route 202. A major conflict occurred in April 1900 when New York State passed a law making an 8-hour…

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Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars

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incorrectly attributes the wine cellars to the Teller family. These undated photographs—probably taken in the 1920s or 1930s—show portions of what was then the ruins of the Underhill wine cellars on Croton Point. They were made by Leslie…

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Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §1 — incorrectly attributes the wine cellars to the Teller family. These undated photographs—probably taken in the 1920s or 1930s—show portions of what was then the ruins of the Underhill wine cellars on Croton Point. They were made by Leslie…

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

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 §3 — them. Portrait photograph of Leslie V. Case from a newspaper clipping in the files of the Tarrytown Historical Society. Used by permission. Mr. Case was not your average school superintendent. Among other things he was an amateur archeologist and

Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §7 — a full-page wood engraving of the Underhill vineyards, published in Harper’s Weekly in October 1867. R. T. Underhill—Doctor, Winemaker, and Investor in the First New York City Elevated Railway , which uncovered Richard T. Underhill’s involvement in

Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §8 — the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company, the company that began the New York City transportation system. Underhill Vineyard Trade Cards , issued after R. T. Underhill’s death in 1871, to market the inventory which had remained in the…

Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §0 — Photo by Leslie V. Case. Used by permission of the Tarrytown Historical Society. Photo by Leslie V. Case. Used by permission of the Tarrytown Historical Society. The notation in Case’s photo album correctly notes the place and subject, but

Ruins Of The Underhill Wine Cellars §4 — geologist, who collected ancient Egyptian artifacts, gemstones, and Native American artifacts—some of which he dug up himself in his capacity as the chairman of the Westchester Historical Society’s Committee on Indian Remains. His historic 1848 house

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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains

Macdonald, John MacLean. The Operations and Skirmishes of the British and American Armies in 1776, Before the Battle of White Plains. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 7, 1862, in the author's absence, by George H. Moore, Society librarian. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. White Plains, NY: WCHS, 1925-26.

…moved and took post at the head of King Street, between Rye Pond and "The Duke's Trees." During the night of the 23rd, several of the enemy's ships of war, that had lain off Teller's Point, fell…

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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §46 — …moved and took post at the head of King Street, between Rye Pond and "The Duke's Trees." During the night of the 23rd, several of the enemy's ships of war, that had lain off Teller's Point, fell…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §18 — …the general officers of the army, in reconnoitring the grounds in the vicin-ity of Throg's Neck. Lee at once rode forth and joined them. Washington immediately gave him command of all the troops posted between Harlem River and…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §19 — …the general officers of the army, in reconnoitring the grounds in the vicin-ity of Throg's Neck. Lee at once rode forth and joined them. Washington immediately gave him command of all the troops posted between Harlem River and…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §62 — …When at length the enemy appeared and surrounded the house, its Amazonian mistress was ready for them, and "laughed a siege to scorn," having previously barricaded the doors and windows of the lower story, and armed herself, her sisters and…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §20 — …and at whatever expense, to obstruct effectually the navigation of the river, between Fort Washington and Mount Constitution, as well to prevent the regress of the enemy's frigates lately gone up, as to hinder them from receiving succor." The…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §22 — …Before the approach of day on the morning of the 18th, Sir William reembarked several corps in flat boats, which passed around Throg's Neck, and landed at Pelham Point, below the mouth of the Hutchinson's River. The royal…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §44 — …It was a skirmish between Colonel Hand of General Lee's division and a Hessian scouting party. Hand, at the head of two hundred and fifty of his Pennsylvania riflemen, waylaid and encountered the Hessians, whose num-bers were about…

The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains §53 — …at the same time made their appearance in force, on Harlem Plains, between the advanced posts of the two armies. Lord Percy's intention probably was to test the strength and countenance of the Americans, and if he found them…

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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names

Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.

Senasqua, quoted as the name of Teller's Point (now Croton Point), and also as the name of Teller's Neck, is described as "A meadow," presumably on the neck or point. It is an equivalent of Del Lenaskqiial, "Original…

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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §367 — Senasqua, quoted as the name of Teller's Point (now Croton Point), and also as the name of Teller's Neck, is described as "A meadow," presumably on the neck or point. It is an equivalent of Del Lenaskqiial, "Original…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §366 — …The Indians on both sides of the Hudson here were of kindred stock and were largely intermarried. (See Raritans and Pomptons.) Senasqua, quoted as the name of Teller's Point (now Croton Point), and also as the name of Teller…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §365 — …Trumbull from Mat'uhtugh-ohke, " Place without wood," from whidh extended to the stream. (See Mattituck and Sackonck. ) Navish is claimed as the name of Teller's (now Crdton) Point, on a reading of the Indian deed of 1683 : " All…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §358 — …The face of the land was seamed and torn by the wrestling of the mighty combatants, and the huge boulders that are scattered about were the weapons hurled at each other by the enraged brothers." The story is told in…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §360 — …and the combination read " The Dark Woods." The stream rises in New Castle township and flows across the town of Mt. Pleasant to the Hudson at Tarrytown, where it is associated with Irving-'s story of Sleepy Hollow. The Dutch…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §770 — Thompson, Major Swartwout, Adam Wisner, interpreter, and two Indians as pilots, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the removal ; that the delegation found the residents composed of two totemic families, Wolves and Turkeys; that, having lost their sachem…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §704 — Van Curler's notes supply interesting evidence of the strength of the Mohawks when the Dutch first met them, w'hich was then at its highest known point in number and in the number of their settlements, namely: Two hundred…

Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §46 — The two forces having joined, all was in readiness for a forward movement. The expedition which at this time had its real beginning, all the previous movements having been in the nature of organization and preparation, was a remarkable one…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.

…Teller J Kok Jacob Lockermans And^ Teller junJ" Johannes Schuyler Francis Salesbury 112 ADMINISTRATION OF Rend: Rensselaer Johannes appel John Gilbert Abraham Cuyler William hendriksen Jan Bleeker Jun^ Isaak Vr planken Johannes Becker the younger Antho Bratt Jacob meese vroman…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §206 — …Teller J Kok Jacob Lockermans And^ Teller junJ" Johannes Schuyler Francis Salesbury 112 ADMINISTRATION OF Rend: Rensselaer Johannes appel John Gilbert Abraham Cuyler William hendriksen Jan Bleeker Jun^ Isaak Vr planken Johannes Becker the younger Antho Bratt Jacob meese vroman…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §379 — …Justices of the Peace of the City & County of Albany. Whereas you were ordered in your preceding Commission dated 26*^ March last to remain at Crown point till further orders as more fully appears in said Commission, and we are…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §407 — …compell him the s^ Teller to performe his duty These are in his Ma***^^ name to will and require you forthwith to make a forcible entry into the s^ Tellers house, and quarter the said sould'" accordingly, and take with…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §2233 — …Walley, Major, Leisler's letter to, 252. Wandelaer, Johannes de, deacon at Albany, 202. War proclaimed between France and England, 36. Wanant to arrest Matthew Plowman, 44, 74; Nicolas Bayard, Peter I. Marius, Wm. Nicolls and Robert Reed, 60; John…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §378 — And the Officers shall in all things»advise with the aforesaid Indian, Jannetie, as to what concerns his Majisty's Interest and this undertaken Expedition, You shall, likewise, remain at the aforesat the place you…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §120 — …at his landing, a State search was made for him, which Letters were sent by his Cousin Casper Teller, & one to His Brother Teller relating his private affairs, & to thank him and his family for the kindness received at the…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1191 — …command to Canada, in the men of war lately arrived at Quebec, 3171 regular troops, who were partly in garrison at Crown-Point, and encamped at Ticonderoro, and other advantageous passess, between this and Crown- Point. He tells me he…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §119 — …at his landing, a State search was made for him, which Letters were sent by his Cousin Casper Teller, & one to His Brother Teller relating his private affairs, & to thank him and his family for the kindness received at the…

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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct

Tower, Fayette B. Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1843.

…We see there at the present day, remains of temples, of palaces, of amphitheatres, of basins for mock sea fights, of baths and of many Aqueducts, of which three were constructed under the reigns of Augustus, of Tiberius and of…

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Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §20 — …We see there at the present day, remains of temples, of palaces, of amphitheatres, of basins for mock sea fights, of baths and of many Aqueducts, of which three were constructed under the reigns of Augustus, of Tiberius and of…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §144 — …them from frost. The distance between the extremes of the pipes when laid across the bridge will be 1377-g- feet. For a distance of 18 feet at each end of the pipes there is an inclination and the remainder…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §176 — …The different temperatures of its upper and lower parts produce a current which draws the seas, and by means of the seas, the air, towards the mean temperature. This circulation is also carried on between distant tracts of the ocean…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §169 — …Terrestrial water forms about three-fourths of the surface of the terraqueous globe. The average depth of the ocean is calculated at between two and three miles. Now as the height of dry land above the surface of the sea…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §54 — …the springs." " The cisterns or conservatories which they made for these waters, at the top of the mountain, were about 12 feet deep ; the passage was broken through the rocks, and channels made of hewn stone, of about two yards…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §231 — …cookery and drink, certainly have bad complexions, sallow, dry, and hard looking ; and complaints of the stomach or dyspepsia are very common among them.* A Salem gentleman declared, that when his daughters, who frequently visited at Boston, passed two or…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §149 — …to the bottom of the valley and ascend on the south side to another gate chamber where they connect with the Aqueduct again. Provision is made for four pipes of 3 feet diameter, but at present only two are laid…

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct §151 — …This Reservoir occupies an elevated part of the island between 79th and 86th streets and between the 6th and 7th Avenues. It covers seven of the city blocks ; is divided into two divisions, one covering three and the other four…

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NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 24

Various (1971) — original

[Various (1971)] Many field investigations and new research have radically changed views since 1960. Louis A. Brennan's new book American Dawn: A New Model of American Prehistory tells the story of these discoveries and their impact upon the framework…

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NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 24 §89 — [Various (1971)] Many field investigations and new research have radically changed views since 1960. Louis A. Brennan's new book American Dawn: A New Model of American Prehistory tells the story of these discoveries and their impact upon the framework…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 19 (part 4) §82 — …and 79, or 83.0%, uncollared vessels. Two characteristics were used to describe the uncollared vessels. Characteristic 1 is the shape of the exterior surface rim in radial section: straight, concave, or convex. Characteristic 2 is the relationship between the

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 25 (part 3) §93 — …In American Dawn there is a good discussion of the development of corn and agricultural practices. It is one of the most intriguing stories of man in the New World and the archeological and botanical research that tells this story…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 18 §76 — …These triangular projectile points are similar to the Levanna and Madison projectile point types as defined by Ritchie (1961:31-34). The primary distinctions between the two types are proportions (the Levanna type is larger) and temporal distribution. The Levanna…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 3 (part 10) §11 — …of the Laurentian in southeastern Canada, New York and New England, on present limited C-14 determinations, falls between c. 3300 and 2000 B.C., with the oldest dates to the north, in the Ottawa Valley. Here two determinations have…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 3 (part 5) §6 — …Obviously, more excavation is in order to clarify the picture, but the presence on Staten Island, on the southeastern periphery of New York State, of Early Archaic point forms of the southeastern United States is unequivocal and significant. It is…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 16 §71 — [Various (1971)] THE BULLETIN are oriented with these features (post mold pattern in 0N10W and 20N50E). All of the exterior post molds for the three features described are between 0.18 and 0.25 ft. in diameter and 0.8…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 17 §74 — …The rectangular house, on the other hand, must have housed a large grouping, perhaps an extended family. It contains several hearths and storage facilities, and a differential use of space and activities is implied. The contrast between the two classes…

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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution

Macdonald, John MacLean. Recollections of the Revolution. In The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5, Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.

…as the horse ran, sprung on his back & let him run until he reached Teller's point. I have been informed of this affair by Capt. Williams, Capt. William Dyckman, John Odell & William Vermilyea, all of the party. THE CAPTURE…

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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §8 — …as the horse ran, sprung on his back & let him run until he reached Teller's point. I have been informed of this affair by Capt. Williams, Capt. William Dyckman, John Odell & William Vermilyea, all of the party. THE CAPTURE…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §7 — …on the ice & his pursuers passed by him, he then turned his horse and got off safe to Tellers point when the firing commenced at the house. John Odell's horse broke loose & ran off. One of the party named…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §17 — …Being down on a Sunday, there was a good deal of skirmishing between Delevan's rangers & the Tory refugees (Capt. Samuel Delevan who commanded a company of rangers was stationed at Judge Ward's house & went down every day to…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §6 — …on the ice & his pursuers passed by him, he then turned his horse and got off safe to Tellers point when the firing commenced at the house. John Odell's horse broke loose & ran off. One of the party named…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §20 — …Luddington's on the mountain west of Patterson, where we staid during the night (We there met Genl. Arnold & his wife he being on his way to take command at West Point) the next day we marched to Fishkill & remained…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §9 — …FERRIS'S ADVENTURE AT THROGS NECK The British, had a number of horses on Throgs Neck at pasture. Jonathan Pawling Horton, Thomas Ferris & Jedediah Owens went down with a view of bringing them off. Owens who had charge of the…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §16 — …Shortly after the war Mosier related the whole transaction to me personally. A Capt. Althouse & his company was sent out by the British & had gone within a short distance of Young's house at Croton. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood…

The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 5: Recollections of the Revolution §10 — Jonathan Pawling Horton, Thomas Ferris & Jedediah Owens went down with a view of bringing them off. Owens who had charge of the ropes, lost them, & the Refugees on the neck found them. They then sent scouts in every direction to…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.

…Fort Kouari is situate on the right side of the Mohawk river, on a small hill on the edge of that river's bank. It is a large three story stone house with port holes (crenelee) at each story, and…

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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §972 — …Fort Kouari is situate on the right side of the Mohawk river, on a small hill on the edge of that river's bank. It is a large three story stone house with port holes (crenelee) at each story, and…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §658 — …Lemt s The said two Comp aS in the said County consists of one hundred & fifty two men. Of the Regim* of Militia in y e City and County of New York ~\ Abra De Peyster Colonel W»» Mervet Leiut Col…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §659 — Lemt s The said two Comp aS in the said County consists of one hundred & fifty two men. Of the Regim* of Militia in y e City and County of New York ~\ Abra De Peyster Colonel W»» Mervet Leiut Col…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §877 — …two Corsairs were cruising between the Islands of Couis and the Galops, one of them being near the Bay of Niagara, got intelligence of a schooner returning to Chouaguen. He gave chase and found liimself in doubling a point quite…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §971 — …Fort Kouari is situate on the right side of the Mohawk river, on a small hill on the edge of that river's bank. It is a large three story stone house with port holes (crenelee) at each story, and…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §878 — …two Corsairs were cruising between the Islands of Couis and the Galops, one of them being near the Bay of Niagara, got intelligence of a schooner returning to Chouaguen. He gave chase and found liimself in doubling a point quite…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1343 — …is about a ; GOVERNOR TRYON'S REPORT ON THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK. The Light House at Sandy Hook Fort George City of New York Branch of Delaware, where the Line settled between New York Mouth of Mackhacamac . & New Jersey…

Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §827 — …I agreed to leave it to be decided between the two Crowns as he proposed but in the mean time thought myself obliged to hold and maintain it. I have enclosed copies of the Governour of Canada's letter to…

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Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown

Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.

…I saw this wound afterwards at Morrisania. Odell then made for Teller's Point and escaped. One of Kipp's men, the notorious Shube Merritt (who was afterwards killed), stripped me of my boot's and uniform. George MeChain was…

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Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §385 — …I saw this wound afterwards at Morrisania. Odell then made for Teller's Point and escaped. One of Kipp's men, the notorious Shube Merritt (who was afterwards killed), stripped me of my boot's and uniform. George MeChain was…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §227 — Mediterranean ploughed by hostile prows; and. would occasional]; throw up a mud breast-work on a point or promontory, mount an old iron field-piece, and fire away at the enemy, though the greatest harm was apt to happen to…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §125 — Captain Warding at Tarrytown, was alarmed and rallied in haste with what part of his company he could collect, proceeded by the road to the bridge over the river, near the church, and joined the party already harassing the enemy…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §389 — …is crossed at right angles by the road from Unionville, running' from north to south. It is an elevated region,' nearly midway between the Hudson River and the Bronx, and from the intersection here of the two roads it received…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §388 — …they could reach the Tarrytown road again encountered Emerick, who had placed them between two fires. They charged Emerick again and drove him towards Youngs'. They then attempted the North River Road, but on approaching Beekman's Bridge, they found…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §297 — …Janies Requa, Jr., son of James, Sr., married Maty Teller. Was a soldier of the Revolution. Plad Frederick W. , who married Juliet Field, and had Wm. C., unmarried, lived for a time at New Orleans and died at Peekskiil ; Jas…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §354 — …John Romer: "The captors of Andre stopped at my * 1 77 H I STORICAI, SKETCHES . father's in the morning before day and took breakfast, and took a dinner, prepared for them by my mother, in a pewter basin and…

Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §298 — Janies Requa, Jr., son of James, Sr., married Maty Teller. Was a soldier of the Revolution. Plad Frederick W. , who married Juliet Field, and had Wm. C., unmarried, lived for a time at New Orleans and died at Peekskiil ; Jas…

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Graphic Presentation

Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Presentation. New York: Brinton Associates, 1939. Internet Archive: graphicpresentat00brinrich. Brinton's 526-page magnum opus. Page 162 reproduces his own 1921 postcard map lobbying for the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway crossing Croton Dam, with a caption crediting the map with helping secure the route's adoption.

Geneology Chart. -- A chart used as a method of showing ancestry and heredity traits. Genetics Chart. -- See geneology chart. Graphic Narrative. -- A story told by means of pictures. Grid. -- The surface or field composed of coordinate rulings on which data…

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Graphic Presentation §524 — Geneology Chart. -- A chart used as a method of showing ancestry and heredity traits. Genetics Chart. -- See geneology chart. Graphic Narrative. -- A story told by means of pictures. Grid. -- The surface or field composed of coordinate rulings on which data…

Graphic Presentation §41 — …Here the story was told graphically but the verbal narrative was also included. The pictures attract attention; the words make sure that the picture is understood; and the combination of the two results in the reader remembering the procedure for…

Graphic Presentation §399 — …SOMETIMES AT TOP AND BOHOM-- (al When the grid is unusually high. (bl When the vertical rulings are so numerous as to cause difficulty in following them to the scole at the bottpm. Icl When a considerable portion of the…

Graphic Presentation §398 — …CopMon above numerali Caption at the tide »io RANGE AND SPACING OF TIME SCALE 1. The time scale should correspond to the characteristics of the data both in regard to the span of time covered and the frequency with which…

Graphic Presentation §392 — …The relofion between the time scale and the amount scale has a determining influence on the movement of time-series curves. Note: The movement of o curve ij here understood to meon the o'opf^ic effect of the progressive…

Graphic Presentation §36 — …Special lists for general science and for any special science put the number of words up to 1,000, with Liberty Magazine, April 13, 1929. SCALE .9 The Pig Woman's Story of Her Movements and Observations on the Night…

Graphic Presentation §517 — …Light" Diorama at the New York World's Fair. 1939. 1. This diorama is the exhibit of the Consohdated Edison Company of New York. It is almost a city block long and is taller than a three-story building. Four…

Graphic Presentation §169 — …The dividing line between the two groups of bars in this chart is not a zero line with plus and minus quantities to right and left, since miles are the quantity on one side and dollars the quantity on the…

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NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 2)

Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962) — original

…Brennan et al. (1962)] Jenkins, Stephen, The Story of the Bronx, (1912), G. P. Putnams Sons, New York and London. Kaeser, Edward J., The Archery Range Site, A Preliminary Report, The Bulletin , New York State Archeological Association, No. 24, (1962…

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NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 2) §17 — …Brennan et al. (1962)] Jenkins, Stephen, The Story of the Bronx, (1912), G. P. Putnams Sons, New York and London. Kaeser, Edward J., The Archery Range Site, A Preliminary Report, The Bulletin , New York State Archeological Association, No. 24, (1962…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 9) §13 — …On the advice of their women the Indians consented; with the proviso they would be paid for their losses. This was not acceptable to the devil and he attacked them.

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 4) §19 — …the surface of this small site during the past 70 years, notably among them a small completely grooved axe two inches in length, no doubt but a child's toy tool, and one wonders if the departed mentioned were the…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 11) §26 — …in the upper Ohio Valley and in Pennsylvania. Thus the only pottery we have found in two years of digging at Kettle Rock Point is very early. This earliness or priority is confirmed by its stratigraphic position. The midden where…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 3) §18 — …These pits were located and staked while plowing at extra depth. The only item found between the pits was a medium-sized Sebonac pot below the plowing depth, lying on its side without support of stones and crushed in by…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 10) §25 — …Hudson Chapters Two weeks ago, (March, 1962), while excavating in the middens at the Kettle Rock end of Croton Point about which we reported to this Association last year, the author, in the company of Mauck Brammer and Sigfus Olafson…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 12) §27 — …big shell, and there are at least two soil building periods at Kettle Rock Point older than the Vinette Ilike pottery. If, as has been postulated, Vinette I is the primary ware in the northeastern states, and if our Kettle…

NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 5 (part 14) §29 — …Brennan et al. (1962)] At midden Locus 1 at Kettle Rock where Vinette I-like pottery occurred in two spots opposite each other on the midden periphery the meager artifact midden content consisted of a 2 in, long fishtail point…

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