ABORIGINAL OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK l6l 



19 In the town of Mount Pleasant behind the old Dutch church 

 at Sleepy Hollow were several mounds and a fort. — Bolton, 1 1506 



20. The village of Alipconck in 1659 was at the south end of 

 Tarry town on a hill where there were deep shell banks. — Bolton, 

 1:294 



21 Three castles were described at Wetqueschek in 1642. This 

 was at the mouth of the stream at Dobbs Ferry and in the vicinity. 

 There are deep shell banks. But one castle remained in 1663. — 

 Bolton, 1:259 



22 In 1746 there was a village in Greenburg on Mr McChain's 

 farm and one on Indian hill. — Bolton, 1 1260 



23 There were lodge sites and a cemetery in White Plains and 

 also a mortar cut in the rock. — Bolton, 2:535 



24 In Yonkers there were village sites on the Nepera. — Bolton, 

 2 : 576. A cemetery two miles north of Yonkers on Blackwell's hill, 

 and another at the entrance of Sprain valley, with scattered graves 

 elsewhere. — Bolton, 2:577-78 



25 A Mohegan stockade on Berrian's neck and a cemetery.^'— 

 Bolton, 2:578. 



26 Extensive shell beds in West Farms on the East and Harlem 

 rivers with burial mounds near Gouverneur Morris's residence. — 

 Bolton, 2 :45i 



27 In the town of West Chester the principal village was on 

 Castle Hill neck and at Bear swamp. There was a cemetery on the 

 southeast side of Spicer's neck and many shell heaps on the East 

 river. — Bolton, 2 1264 



28 The castle of the Sinamon Indians was on a hill in the village 

 of East Chester and there were lodges on a neighboring stream. 

 Vast quantities of early relics have been found in the town. — Bolton, 

 I :202. There are supposed stone foot marks in the southeast part. 

 — Bolton, 1 :247. A village site with graves has been reported north- 

 east of old East Chester church on the banks of East Chester creek. 

 — Smith 



29 Vast numbers of shell beds and stone relics have been found 

 in Pelham. The favorite burial place of the Siwanoys was at the 

 entrance of Pelham neck. Numerous mounds occur but most are 

 recent. Some are early and have quartz arrowheads and pottery. — 



1 Berrian's neck is now in New York County. 



