. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. THE PARKS 61 and in summer is dotted by those who love to go out in small boats. It was made in 1700 by throwing an embankment across Tippett's Brook, the Mosholu of the Indians. No spot of ground around New York is so hallowed by Revolu- tionary memories as this. It was on Vault Hill, to the northwest of the Van Cortlandt mansion, that Washington in 1781 kept a string of camp fires blazing for several days to deceive Clinton across Spuyten Duyvil Creek, while the allied French and American armies wer
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. THE PARKS 61 and in summer is dotted by those who love to go out in small boats. It was made in 1700 by throwing an embankment across Tippett's Brook, the Mosholu of the Indians. No spot of ground around New York is so hallowed by Revolu- tionary memories as this. It was on Vault Hill, to the northwest of the Van Cortlandt mansion, that Washington in 1781 kept a string of camp fires blazing for several days to deceive Clinton across Spuyten Duyvil Creek, while the allied French and American armies were speeding across the Jerseys on their way to Philadel-. Van Cortlandt Mansion, Van Cortlandt Park phia and Yorktown. Vault Hill derived its name from the ancient burial place of the Van Cortlandts. It was in this vault that the records of the City of New York were hidden by Augustus Van Cortlandt, then City Clerk, when the City was evacuated by the Americans in 1776, and preserved until peace was restored. In the lower part of Van Cortlandt Park, in front of the Parade Ground, still stands the historic mansion erected in 1748 by Frederick Van Cortlandt, who married Frances Jay, daughter of the ancestor of Chief Justice John Jay. Frederick Van Cort- landt refers to it in his will, written in 1749 as "the large stone dwelling house which I am about ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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