Edsall, Thomas Henry, History of the town of Kings Bridge

(New York City :  Privately printed,  1887.)

Tools


 

Jump to page:

Table of Contents

  Page 1  



KING'S BRIDGE,
 

DE.SCIUPTIOX. — Tlio area under consideration—
about four thousand acres—lies just south of the
city of Yonkers. ^ Its boundaries are the Yonkers
city line on the north, the Bronx on the east, the late
West Farms line, ^ Harlem River and Spuyten Duy-
vii Creek on the south, and the Hudson on the west.
Its northernmost point. Mount St. Vincent, is about
twelve miles from White Plains and fifteen miles from,
the city hall. New York. Its outlines extend' along
the Yonkers city line three miles, the Bronx one
and five-tenths miles, the West Farms line one and
five-tenths miles, the Harlem River and Spuyten
Duyvil Creek one and five-tenths miles, and the Hud¬
son two and five-tenths miles.

Topographically, it consists of two main ridges and
 

81423
  Page 1