[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Fall at Carpenter's mills and lock, 110 A short rapid, 30 This brings us to Pine's bridge. Here we find 18 obstructions, such as small rapids, fish wares, stony, &c. &c. The cost of VI hich is estimated at 230 i;i650 Pine's Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. On the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of Crotonville, which contains a Methodist church, a Friends' meeting house, two stores, a tavern, a post office, and several scattered dwellings. The old bridge was situated west of the present structure, and served, during the Revolution, as the principal communication between the lines. Here the Ame-ricans generally kept a strong guard for the purpose of affording timely notice of an enemy's approach. Jt was also a place of rendezvous, as appears from the following orders : ''Mojior of Cortlandt, 12th Nov., 1781. " Lieutenant Purdy, you are commanded to march 24 of your men, well armed and equipt with six days provision, to Pine^s Bridge, by to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock, with all the teams in your company. "Samuel Drake, Colonel." '' DanfortKs, 8 o'clock in the evening. " Sir— I have this moment received intelligence that the ene-my are out as far as Young's. I shall be at the Bridge, ready-to march, at 2 o'clock, and wish to have all the militia in Crom-