312 The Story of The Bronx 



This gets its name from a remarkable boulder which lies 

 alongside the road not far from the city line. A tree grows out 

 of the split in such a way as to give the observer the idea that 

 the tree is the cause of the separation of the two parts of the 

 rock. The road is one of the most beautiful in the neighbor- 

 hood, and is a favorite with drivers. It is shady in the summer 

 time, and the views of the valley of Hutchinson's River are 

 very attractive. 



As we stand near the rock and look over the meadows below, 

 we are overlooking the site of Anne Hutchinson's house. The 

 exact spot has never been determined, and probably never 

 will be; but those who are interested in such matters incline 

 to the opinion that the house stood somewhere near the spring 

 a few yards south of the boulder. However that may be, 

 it can only be a few rods distant from the rock to where that 

 energetic and accomplished, but unfortunate, woman met her 

 death at the hands of the murderous Weckquaesgeeks when 

 on the war-path in 1643. Her name still lives in history, 

 and her connection with this locality is perpetuated in the 

 name of the tidal stream below, the Hutchinson River. In 

 the near distance rises the tower of old St. Paul's Church, 

 Eastchester, and in the farther distance rise the steeples and 

 roofs of the city of Mount Vernon. 



Near the Shore Road, a few hundred feet from the entrance 

 to the City Island Road, on the left, is a rocky islet in the 

 meadow, to which a disused causeway leads. If one can 

 withstand the mosquitoes, which are very much in evidence 

 on the whole water front of the Chester district, a trip aside 

 to this islet will show to the visitor a number of holes in the 

 solid rock, similar to the pot-holes made by the grinding action 

 of gravel and running water, in which, according to tradition, 

 the Indians used to grind their corn. On the left, beyond the 



