EARLY HISTORY 3 



Golf Club, and "Split Rock," on Prospect Hill Road, in Pel- 

 ham Bay Park. This great boulder is one of the interesting 

 sights of the neighborhood, and stands a few feet south of Split 

 Rock Road, not far from the city line. On a section of the same 

 historic roadway from which "Split Rock" may be seen, are 

 "Glover's Rock" and "Jack's Rock," the former emblazoned with 



PUDDING ROCK 



a bronze tablet in commemoration of the brave patriots under 

 Colonel Glover, who, while checking the advance of Howe's army, 

 enabled Washington to reach White Plains in safety. Many others 

 of less fame are scattered thruout the Borough. 



From an historical point of view, The Bronx had its be- 

 ginning September 13, 1609, when Henry Hudson, the intrepid 

 English navigator, flying the Orange, White and Blue of the 

 United Provinces, sailed up the river which now bears his name; 



