THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH. 359 



"The township of Greenburgh is situated 27 miles north of New 

 York, 135 south of Albany, and 5 miles west of White Plains : bounded 

 north by Mount Pleasant, east by White Plains and Scarsdale, South by 

 Yonkers, and west by the Hudson. Saw Mill creek, (Nepera), runs 

 south on the west part, Bronx creek, (Aquehung,) along the east line, 

 and there are some branches also which supply mill seats." 



The general surface of this town is hilly, but not mountainous. It is 

 richly and beautifully interspersed with hills, valleys and streams of 

 water. The hills are most of them good and suitable for cultivation 

 The soil in general is gravelly clay, and sandy loam, producing all kinds 

 of fruit and grass in plenty. 



There are some valuable quarries on the banks of the Hudson that 

 yield great quantities of beautiful building stones. The forests are 

 principally of oak, chesnut, hickery, ash and walnut. Among the mineral 

 productions may be mentioned the Dolomitic marble, which occurs in 

 various places; also several localities of fieldspar, especially in the 

 vicinity of Tarrytown. , 



