[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] a portion of the Americans was encamped. 1 Enoch Crosby, the original of the hero of Cooper's best novel, " The Spy," commenced his career as a spy in the vicinity of Pine's Bridge. When the New York City and Northern Railroad 1 Sec Revolutionary hixtorj of the town. was first projected to run through the town a number of the directors of the road formed the Croton Lake Land Association, and purchased about six hundred acres of land around Pine's Bridge on both sides of the lake, with the expectation of selling lots for the erection of country villas. They did not carry their plan into execution, however, and never made a sale. The CROTON Lake Hoise at Pine's Bridge was erected and occupied by Ezekiel Palmer in 1808, and another additional building to the north was put up about 1879. They are at present owned and managed by George and H. J. Palmer, nephews of the builder. There are accommodations for about forty guests. The Crotox Lake Methodist Episcopal Chubch. — On a gentle knoll, about fifty feet above the waters of Croton Lake, is situated the Croton Lake Methodist Episcopal Church, a handsome white frame structure. It was purchased by the Methodists for one thousand dollars in 1842 from the Congregation-alists, by whom it had been erected and used several years before. At first the church was connected with New Castle Circuit. Its successive pastors were as follow-: 1842... Rev. Loyal B. Andrus. 1843... Rev. William Blake.