[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] His road was along by Wampus Pond to "North Castle Church," through where New Castle Corners and Mount Kisco now are, up the hill west of the depot, across Kisco River, turning to the right, where ( ieorge Knox now lives, and thence to Pine's Bridge.1 There is a tradition that on one of his journeys through this town he and his statf took dinner in the shade on a large rock in the door-yard of the old Kirby place, at Kirbyville. The rock, at least, is still there; but as it probably was not an agreeable place to lunch on the 10th of November, some other date, if any, must be assigned to the occur-rence. Washington crossed the Hudson, and finding himself in peril, constantly besought Lee to come to his aid; but not until the 30th of November did he arrive at Peekskill, marching, doubtless, by the same road. His command seems to have consisted of about two thousand men. Throughout the war this was an important road, connecting Peekskill and North Castle, the one commanding the entrance to the Highlands, the other a secure point convenient to the lower part of the county. On July 2, 1781, Washington advised Rochambeau, whose troops had been for a month scattered in various places, to ''move to North Castle and concentrate his whole force. North Castle was selected as being in a direct route by which to receive provisions from Crompond, and also on the road for an advance to White Plains, if circumstances should warrant."2 In August following, six weeks after the failure of