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2 An old village and a single grave were reported at Port Wash- 
ington in 1889. 
3 Corn fields on Oyster bay had been abandoned in 1650. There 
are large shell heaps near the shores. 
4 Judge Samuel Jones said that when that part of Long Island 
was first settled there were two Indian forts on Fort Neck near 
Oyster bay. The one on the south part was a square earthwork. 
The other was a palisade on the meadow.—Squier, p. 94. One 
was stormed by the whites in 1653. Prime says this was built in 
1649, and measured 30 by 50 yards.—Prime, p. 96 
5 The Rockaways lived in the south part of Hempstead and 
left large shell heaps. They had several villages but were prin- 
cipally at Near Rockaway. Some were at the head of Maspeth 
creek and others on Hog island in Rockaway bay.—Thompson, 
p. 67 
6 The Merikokes had_a large settlement on Hicks neck and 
on other points between there and Merrick.—Thompson, p. 67 
7 Warlike implements have been found at Success pond, near 
Lakeville—Mandeville, p. 94 
New York county. Alexander Chenoweth’s discoveries about 
Inwood and Harlem excited interest in 1890, and he collected some 
good articles. L. W. Calver and J. B. James of New York have 
summarized these and other sites now grouped under a few 
numbers. 
1 A large site of about 14 acres in Van Cortlandt park, west of 
the lake. The relics occurred mostly in bowl-shaped fireplaces two 
to three feet deep and wide. Shells were packed in these and four 
skeletons were found in them. Nine were buried elsewhere. Pot- 
tery, bone and stone articles were found. These were discovered 
in grading in 1890. A shell heap was on the topmost knoll south- 
east of the lake. 
2 Shell heap east of Fieldston road and north of W. 247th street. 
Another north of same street and west of Pascal avenue. 
3 Shell heap on the Hudson north of Riverdale station. 
4 Shell heap on the Hudson opposite W. 240th street. Others 
opposite W. 235th and 232d streets. 
