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object in the immediate vicinity is the Buttermilk mountain, which 

 towers, like a giant, far above the neighboring scenery. A small peren- 

 nial spring rises on its eastern edge, which has conferred this fanciful 

 name on the hill. The summit of the mountain commands an exten- 

 sive view of the Hudson River and surrounding country. 



During the progress of the United States coast survey, the Butter- 

 milk formed one of its stations. 



The Dutch Reformed church of Unionville, was first organized in 

 1820,* under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and incor- 

 porated on the 8th of August, 1842, by the title of the "Minister, 

 Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of 

 Unionville." First elders, John Newman, Abraham Onderdonck, and 

 Isaac G. Graham, Jun.; first deacons, Abraham Yerks, Thomas Ange- 

 vine and Ebenezer Newman. 15 This church is in connection with the 

 New York Classis. 



In the immediate neighborhood of Unionville is the residence and 

 estate of the late Isaac G. Graham, M.D., for some years a member of 

 General Washington's medical staff, and a lineal descendant of the 

 ancient and honorable family of the Grahams of Montrose in Scot- 

 land, who derive their origin from the renowned Gragme in the fifth cen- 

 tury. In this vicinity, also, resided the late Mr. Walter Hunt, an aged 

 soldier of the revolution. 



Pleasantville, (formerly Clark's Corners,) lies nearly midway between 

 the Pocanteco and Saw Mill rivers on the north-east border of Mount 

 Pleasant; the village is delightfully situated on the western edge of 

 Bear Ridge. A beautiful vale extends south, while through the gap of 

 the Western hills may be seen the distant mountains of Rockland. It 

 contains one church, two stores, a post-office, and several dwellings. 



The Methodist Episcopal Church of Pleasantville appears to have 

 been the first of that denomination founded in this section of the 

 country. As early as 1800 a class meeting was organized on Bear ridge, 

 near the residence of Mr. Jesse Barker. The present building was 

 erected in 1820. Its pastor, in 1847, was the Rev. Charles T. Pelton. 

 A small burying-ground surrounds the church, which contains memorials 

 to the Clarks, Brouwers, Montroses, Searles, Romers, Ackers and others. 



A short distance west of the village is situated the Westchester rail- 

 road depot ar.d hotel, in front of which rise high hills crowned with 

 luxuriant woods ; among the former are most conspicuous, Searles' and 

 Wild Boar hills. 



a Tlie present church edifice was erected the same year. 

 b Religious Soc. Co. Rec, Lib. B. 73. 



