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Throggs Neck & Pelham Bay (Images of America: New York)

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First settled in 1643, Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay lies along the west bank of Eastchester Bay within the Bronx. It used to be once an area of grand estates and farms and used to be home to one of the vital wealthiest people in The united states, including Collis P. Huntington and Catherine Lorillard Wolfe. Discover the history of the early residents of the community and its place in an ever-changing The united states on this unique and unprecedented pictorial collection. Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay offers a unique glimpse into the past, through carefully preserved images and a thoroughly researched text. Readers will delight within the memories of yesteryear and the images of a young and undaunted The united states. The images on this volume cover all the communities included within the charter granted to John Throckmorton by the Dutch in 1642. Referred to as Vriedlandt or “Land of Peace” by Dutch authorities, the area ultimately fell prey to the burdens of war all through the American Revolution. The images in Throggs Neck-Pelham Bay depict all aspects of life, from work to play. View the early modes of transportation utilized by the residents, the schools and churches they attended, the homes they lived in, and the activities they enjoyed.

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