88 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX 



Leggett Avenue, formerly Leggett's Lane, is the site of a Revolu- 

 tionary cave. There was a skirmish close by between the British 

 and the Americans, and the patriots were forced to flee. They car- 

 ried their dead along with them, and when they reached this cave 

 they hastily concealed the corpses of their comrades. 



