THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN. 



705 



ESTIMATE nF EXPENSE TO MAKE THE CROTON KIVEP. NAVIGABLE FOR BOATS OF 



TWO TONS." 



The falls at Croton river with a lock, 

 The falls below the Old bridge, 



Small rapid, 



Rapid and stony, .... 



Two small falls, .... 



Rocky falls and stony water, 



Fall both above and below Fowler's mill, 



Rapids and rock.-. 



Long rapid water, two stony falls, 



do do 



Fall at Carpenter's mills and locks . 

 A sbort rapid, .... 

 This brings us to Pines Bridge. Here we find eighteen obstruc- 

 tions, such as small rapids, fish wares, stony, &c, &c. 

 The cost of which is estimated at 



£350 



250 



10 



15 



15 



60 



100 



80 



250 



150 



110 



30 



230 



£1,650 



Pines Bridge crosses the lake about one mile above the dam. On 

 the south side of the Croton is a small settlement bearing the name of 

 Crotonville — which contains a Methodist church, a Friend's meeting 

 house, two stores, a tavern, a post office, and several scattered dwel- 

 lings. The old bridge was situated west of the present structure, and 

 served, during the Revolution, as the principal communication between 

 the lines. Here the Americans generally kept a strong guard for the 

 purpose of affording timely notice of an enemy's approach. It was also 

 a place of rendezvous, as appears from the following orders : — 



Manor of Cortland, 12th Nov., 1781. 

 Lieutenant Purdy, you are commanded to march twenty-four of your men, 

 well armed and equipt with six days provision, to Pines Bridge, by to-morrow 

 morning at 8 o'clock, with all the teams in your company. 



SAMrEL Draxe, Colonel. 



Danforth's, 8 o'clock in the evening. 

 Sir — I have this moment received intelligence that the enemy are out as far as 

 Young's. I shall be at the Bridge, ready to march, at 2 o'clock, and wish to 

 have all the militia in Crompond mustered and at the Bridge by that time. 

 I am, sir, your most obedient servant, 



William Hull, Lieut. Colonel. 

 P. S. — I beg you to send to Major Strang's and Capt. Drake's. 



On the morning of the 25th of June, 1779, the British light horse, 

 and about 1,000 infantry, were at Pines Bridge. Gen. Heath "ordered 

 200 light infantry, under the command of Lieut. Col. Grosvenor, to 

 march to Robinson's stores, near Marpoach Pond, to cover that quar- 

 ter." 



a Heath's Mem. 206. 



