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Reginald Pelham Bolton, 1922 /
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Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis
This was a well known native pathway, recorded in history, utilized later by the white settlers, and extending through the present Borough of the Bronx in two branches — one connected with Westchester and the local stations in its vicinity, the other passing through Eastchester and Pelham to the long stretch of Sound-shore territory, which was occupied by the neighboring tribe of the Siwanoy. By its extension in that direction and its connection with other trails, this path, now the Boston post-road, brought the tribes of the New England states into contact with their eastern brethren, and provided the means of communication by which the English settlers of the New England colony ultimately found their way into the territory of the Dutch.