Yet Another Reference to Early Baseball in Pelham

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For the last several days I have been posting references to early instances of baseball being played in Pelham.  Today I transcribe an article that appeared in the August 23, 1884 issue of the New Rochelle Pioneer.  The article details news about Pelham and

City Island News Published in January, 1882

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In early January, 1882, a brief account of news from City Island in the Town of Pelham appeared in the Mount Vernon [New York] Chronicle.  The brief account appears below.

"City Island.

Grace Church Sunday-school held their Christmas festival on Wednesday

"Small Scale" Pirates on City Island in 1880

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.The annals of crime in Pelham include some odd incidents. One involved "Pirates on a Small Scale", as an 1880 newspaper article labeled the incident. The article appeared in the New-York Daily Tribune on January 10, 1880 and is reproduced below. "PIRATES ON A SMALL

Biography of Archibald Robertson, Another Resident of City Island When it Was Part of the Town of Pelham

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Today's Historic Pelham Blog posting transcribes a brief biography of Archibald Robertson, a ship, yacht and launch builder on City Island in the 19th century. At the time, City Island was part of the Town of Pelham.


"ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON.


Archibald Robertson

1861 Judicial Decision Involving Collision of Two Ships in Pelham Waters

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Pelham's maritime traditions have contributed to the body of legal knowledge known as maritime law. In 1861, a federal court in New York released a decision involving two ships that collided in Pelham Waters. See Randall v. The Zebra, 20 F. Cas. 241 (Cir. Ct.,

More About the Wreck of the Steamer Plymouth Rock in Pelham Waters in 1856

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Yesterday I published to the Historic Pelham Blog an item about the wreck of the steamer Plymouth Rock during a snow storm in early 1856. See Thursday, August 23, 2007: The Wreck of the Steamer Plymouth Rock in Pelham Waters in 1856. Additional information about the

The Wreck of the Steamer Plymouth Rock in Pelham Waters in 1856

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Given that the City of New York annexed large portions of the Town of Pelham including City Island, Hart Island and much of today's Pelham Bay Park in the mid-1890s, it is easy to forget Pelham's rich maritime heritage. The Town's history is littered with unusual