By 1883: 13 brickyards were operating, producing 64,000 bricks daily. In 1915: the clay supply was exhausted and the Underhill brickyard closed. A small village grew around the brickyard with a store, tavern, schoolhouse, boarding house.

"Kissing Bridge" connected the Point via railroad. The 1880s map shows multiple streets in the present parking lot area. The population boomed following the 1849 railroad expansion.

Brick Manufacturers: William A. Underhill, Underhill & Company, Underhill Talcott Brick Co., Cox, Frost, Morton, Hamilton, Talcott, Van Cortlandt, Arthur, and others spanning 1830-1910. Architectural remnants: Three-story fruit barn, large carriage/horse barn, brick schoolhouse for employees' children, two wine cellars still standing, boarding house and store remain as maintenance facilities. 1924: Westchester County purchased 500 acres, initially using 70 acres for landfill.

Cleanup completed; now recreational Croton Point Park. 1950s-60s: Route 9 construction demolished historic Riverside Avenue buildings.