Political Formation and Topography 5 



1855, were the same as those of the ancient manor. The 

 northerly line, which was also the southerly line of Fordham 

 Manor, began at the Harlem River immediately south of the 

 present High Bridge, and extended east to Union Avenue 

 between East 170th and 171st streets; its eastern boundary 

 was practically Union Avenue to Bungay Creek (Intervale 

 Avenue), which it followed to the East River; its other boun- 

 daries were the East River, Bronx Kills, and Harlem River. 



The township of Eastchester (1788) had for its western 

 boundary the Bronx River; on the north, Scarsdale; on the 

 east, Hutchinson's River; on the south, Black Dog Brook and 

 a line drawn from the head of the brook on the line of 229th 

 Street to the Bronx River. When the city of Mount Vernon 

 was incorporated in 1892, the township of Eastchester was 

 divided into two parts, entirely separated from each other by 

 the newly formed, intervening city. The southern piece was 

 the smaller ; and when the question of annexation was submit- 

 ted to the people in 1894, the inhabitants voted to be taken 

 into the city of New York. 



Pelham township was what remained of Pelham Manor; 

 it was triangular in form, New Rochelle being its base or 

 northerly line, and the two sides being the Sound and Hut- 

 chinson's River. It also included Hunter, Twin, Hart, High, 

 and City islands. The portion taken for the city of New 

 York is almost entirely within Pelham Bay Park. The part 

 annexed to New York was the ancient Annes Hoeck, or 

 Pell's Neck, and Rodman's Neck, as well as the islands men- 

 tioned above. 



The township of Westchester (1788) included all the rest 

 of the land now within the limits of the Borough; the ancient 

 manor of Fordham, the West Farms tract, and all the land be- 

 tween the Hutchinson River, the Bronx River, and the Sound, 



