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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 248 (part 4)

Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900) 184 words View original →

[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] A tribute has also been laid upon Golden' s Bridge, in the Town of Lewisboro, and it will relinquish a portion of its land, near the railroad station. The Huntersville section of the Town of Cort-landt, well known to sportsmen, as it is famous for its excellent trout brooks; the Quaker Meeting House locality, in the Town of New Castle, the Wiremill Bridge, iu the Town of Cortlandt, and other localities of historic interest, are among the places that will be ex-tinguished and k go under with the Hood.' « To give some idea of the amount of property recently acquired in Westchester County for this reservoir, mention is made of the fact that the distance around said property is seventy-five miles. Not only handsome residences and choice building sites, but church edifices and public school buildings, are among the property con-demned. As might be expected, numerous cemeteries were found located within the territory required and taken; at the expense of the City of New York bodies were removed from these cemeteries and re-interred elsewhere in accordance with the wishes of relatives or friends.