is carved a pelican, the crest of the Pell family, and also upon each a 

 different inscription. The oldest gravestone is inscribed: "HER LYES 

 ISEC PELL D. DEC. 14, ANNO 1748." 



Nearby, there used to stand the stump of a fine oak tree, said to be 

 the identical tree under whose branches the original proprietor, Thomas 

 Pell, bought from the Indian sachems the land in the vicinity. The 

 stump was protected by an iron fence, but fire destroyed the stump and 

 nothing now remains but the fence. 



CROTONA PARK. 



Area. — This park has an area of 154.60 acres. 



Means of Access. — Harlem Division of New York Central Rail- 

 road ; alight Claremont Park Station ; walk east four blocks. 



Third Avenue Railway ; alight Claremont Parkway ; walk one block 

 east. 



Special Features. — This park is located in a very populous district 

 and near several large schools. It is well wooded, containing several 

 groves of fine old trees. Indian Lake is used for boating in summer 

 and skating in winter. It has a large, fully equipped athletic field; 6 

 baseball diamonds ; 16 tennis courts ; and a playground. At the northwest 

 portion of this park are the Borough Administration Buildings. 



CLAREMONT PARK. 



Area. — This park has an area of 38 acres. 



Means of Access. — Harlem Division of the New York Central 

 Railroad ; alight Claremont Park Station ; walk one block west. 



Webster Avenue line of the Union Railway; alight Claremont 

 Parkway. 



Third Avenue Elevated Railway ; alight Claremont Parkway Station ; 

 walk west four blocks. 



Special Features. — The Zbrowski Mansion, now used as the Head- 

 quarters of the Bronx Park Department, is a stone building erected in 

 1859. This park contains 2 baseball diamonds; 4 tennis courts, and a 

 playground. 



ST. MARY'S PARK. 



Area. — This park has an area of 34.86 acres. 



Means of Access. — Bronx Branch of the Subway to 149th Street 

 and 3rd Avenue Station, thence three blocks east on 149th Street. 



The 149th Street crosstown line of the Union Railway passes the 

 park, and it may also be reached via the 138th Street crosstown line, 

 alighting at St. Ann's Avenue and walking five blocks north. 



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