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Showing posts with label Map. Show all posts

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Map of Pelhamville Westchester County, New York Surveyed by William Bryson, Architect & Civil Engineer New Rochelle August 4, 1851

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Shortly after the railroad known today as the New Haven Line extended its tracks through Pelhamville, William Bryson surveyed that area for development purposes on August 4, 1851.  Bryson was an architect and civil engineer located in New Rochelle.  The

Monday, July 27, 2009

Fascinating 1728 Map of Northeast Coast Showing Pelham Area

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An English sea chart published in London in 1728 provides a fascinating glimpse of the area that includes today's Pelham.  Immediately below is a detail from the map, followed by an overall image of the same map with an arrow indicating the area from which the

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

1669 Map of Lands in Dispute Between Thomas Pell and John Richbell

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.At the time of his death in late September, 1669, Thomas Pell was involved in a dispute with John Richbell over who owned certain lands at the edge of Pell's patent. The New York State archives contain a map of the land created at the time of the dispute. Below is an