140 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX 



inn of early days, recently rebuilt; and the antique Reid Jiome- 

 stead, at the foot of Mill Lane, Eastchester Creek, opposite the 

 site of the old Reid's mill, which was erected in 1739, by Thomas 

 Shute and Joseph. Stanton, and which came into the possession of 

 John Reid, a Scotchman. 



Eastchester, tho still a rural community, is falling in line 

 with the development of the other sections of the Borough. The 

 Boston Post Road is being made into a State road; while the Bos- 

 ton and Westchester Railroad will help materially to bring about 

 a rapid growth of the town. Crossing the Boston Post Road, is 

 Rattlesnake Brook, which bears testimony to the abundance of 

 reptiles in this region. The stream is dammed to the east of the 

 road, forming Holler's Pond, from which ice is cut to supply the 

 neighborhood. About a mile from the Boston Road there is a 

 lane leading to the vast stretches of salt meadows of Eastchester 

 Creek. 



