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Monday, November 9, 2009

The Laying Out Of Pelham Avenue in 1869

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During the late 1860s, efforts were underway to shorten the distance to travel between Fordham and City Island.  One of those efforts involved the development of the roadway we know now as Pelham Avenue.  Commissioners were appointed to lay out the roadway. 

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