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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 349

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] summer. To the northwest, a short distance, in full view, is Turkey Mountain, which extends over an area of about eight hundred acres, nearly as far north as Yorktown Station. It is mostly covered with timber. It was the haunt of wild turkeys after they had ceased to appear in other localities, and thence derives its name. About half a mile east of the dam the bridge of the New York City and Northern Railroad spans the river at an elevation of eighty-four feet. Near the northern end of the bridge is the station known as Croton Lake North. A short distance south, on tbe other side of the lake, is the station called Croton Lake South. Pink's Rkid<;k. — Just within the eastern border of the town, on Croton Lake, and in the midst of beautiful scenery, is located the little settlement of Pine's Bridge, communicating with the opposite side of the lake, which is here quite narrow, by means of a bridge of the same name. The name is said to have been derived from a Mr. Pine, who lived near the original bridge. The village contains nine houses, including the two buildings known as the Croton Lake House, and there is also a white frame Methodist Church. The whole settlement will be obliterated by the contemplated increase in the deptli of the reser-voir, and the purchase of the land for a quarter of a mile back by New York City. The old bridge was situated about half a mile east of the present structure, where the abutments are still visible at low water.