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Friday, April 2, 2010

More on the So-Called "Horse Railroad" that Once Ran from Bartow Station to City Island

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Recently I have documented here a great deal of the research I have conducted on the City Island Horse Railroad that once ran from Bartow Station to the end of City Island.  Examples of such postings appear at the end of today's posting.  Today's posting

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