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and Pelham Bay Parkway crosses the Westchester meadows. 

 Hand's Riflemen constituted the outposts at both places and 

 successfully resisted the British attempts, being supported 

 at the head of the creek by Colonel Graham with a regiment 

 of Westchester County militia and by Captain Jackson with a 

 six-pounder. Howe, having failed in these attempts to get 

 across the creek on Washington's flank, was obliged to cross 

 from Throgg's Neck to Rodman's Neck in boats, landing 

 near the Bowne house 1 and marching toward what is now 

 Bartow station. It was here that he came in contact with 

 Colonel Glover, whom he succeeded in driving back, but with 

 heavy losses to himself. A tablet bearing the following in- 

 scription has been affixed to the large boulder at the point 

 where the battle began: 



GLOVER'S ROCK 



IN MEMORY OF THE 550 PATRIOTS 



WHO, LED BY COL. JOHN GLOVER, HELD 



GEN. HOWE'S ARMY IN CHECK AT THE 



BATTLE OF PELL'S POINT 



OCTOBER 18, 1776, 



THUS AIDING WASHINGTON IN HIS 



RETREAT TO WHITE PLAINS. 



FAME IS THE PERFUME OF HEROIC DEEDS. 



ERECTED BY BRONX CHAPTER OF MOUNT VERNON, 



N. Y. 



DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 



OCTOBER 18, 1901. 



Glover's retreat was by way of the "Split Rock" Road. 



■ The Bowne house was occupied for several years by the Morris Yacht 

 Club, but was destroyed by fire in February, 1904. 



