Tales from Croton Point: A Brief History of Croton-on-Hudson — Brick Manufacturing Source: https://brickcollecting.com/croton.htm Pre-colonial: Kitchawank Indians inhabited the area. 1609: Henry Hudson's expedition. 1682-1697: Van Cortlandt land acquisitions and King William III grant. 1804: Robert Underhill purchased 250 acres of Croton Point. Robert Underhill cultivated vineyards, watermelons,…

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 …