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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I — Passage 65 (part 3)

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[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Underhill, M.D., stands upon an elevated position near the extremity of the latter, commanding a very extensive view of the Hudson River (nearly twenty-seven miles in length) and adjacent country, in which Vredideka Hook forms a noble feature to the southwest. The basement of the building is constructed of Ashlar marble, cut in Sing Sing; the upper portion consists of stuccoed brick. The whole edifice is in admirable keeping with the adjoining vineyards and surrounding scenery. -.---.-R. T. and William A. Underhill, the present proprietors of the Point proper, are the sons of Robert Underhill, Esq., fifth in de-scent from the famous Lord John Underhill, High Constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island. The woods of Teller's Point aftbrd a safe retreat for thousands of crows, (corvus corone Liim.) which here, "unmolested and un watched by the cruel farmer and gunner, have from time im=-1^5 HISTORY OF THE memorial enjoyed an extensive "roost." Daily, towards sunset, may be seen approaching this sylvan abode, " The blackening trains of crows to their repose." [Burns. When the Croton dam gave way in the fixll of 1840, the wild, hurryins: torrent, as it approached nearer and nearer, is said to have sent a savage roar through these woods, causing the very watch-dogs to howl for fear. A large fish pond lying east of Dr.