Brief History of City Island Published in 1901

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The opening of the "New Steel Bridge" connecting City Island with the mainland in 1901 was the cause for celebration.  Shortly before the opening of the new bridge, The New York Times published a brief history of the island on June 9, 1901.  The text of that

More on the Ejectment of Henry Piepgras from Land Beneath the Waters Surrounding City Island

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In the late 19th Century, land values in and around City Island were soaring. One consequence was a multi-year litigation by Elizabeth Delancey and John Hunter (children of Des Brosses Hunter) to "eject" City Island's largest shipyard owner from the use of land

Photograph of the Old Wooden City Island Bridge

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.City Island once was part of the Town of Pelham. For many years an old wooden bridge connected the island to the mainland. In 1901, however, the bridge was replaced with a steel structure. Today's Historic Pelham Blog posting provides a photograph of the old wooden

Abstract of 1770 Will of Duncan Campble of Minefords Island in Pelham

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Regular readers of the Historic Pelham Blog know that I have collected wills and abstracts of wills of early residents of Pelham. I also have posted an index to such postings. See Thursday, March 29, 2007: Index to Transcripts of Wills and Abstracts of Wills Prepared