[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] One of the most striking features of this hilly region is the ro-mantic ravine (already alluded to) intersecting the village; both sides of it are bounded by steep acclivities covered with a luxuriant growth of hemlock and spruce, and near its mouth the banks rise to a height of one hundred feet above the bed * During the last war with Great Britain General Ward held a captain's com-mission in the United States' service, and at the close of it conducted a battalion of 700 British prisoners from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Canada. b Moses Ward married a niece of Col. Samuel Drake of the continental army. e The old stone fortress stood a little east of Mr. H. K. Forster's dwelling liouse. "* d See Eastchester, p. 159, 502 HISTORY OF THE of the stream. In the vicinity of Brandreth's mill the Croton aque-duct crosses this ravine by means of a handsome arch constructed of solid masonry, in the most durable manner. The space be-tween the abutments is 88 feet, and the rise from the bottom of the creek is about 100 feet. So securely were the foundations of this noble structure laid, that upon the removal of the uprights the whole work settled but one inch. It was erected under the super-intendence of Mr. Young, engineer of the works, commenced May, 1838, completed October, 1840. Near the village landing are situated the nursery gardens of Mr. James Lock, a well known Horticulturist. Jn the vicinity of Sing Sing the sliores of the Croton bay are decked with numerous country seats.