. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 98 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX the quaint little Hunt burying ground * in which early settlers were interred and which is the last resting place of Joseph Rod- man Drake. Until Park Commissioner Higgins sent a force of men there in the summer of 1910 to clear away the over-grown weeds and brambles and to cement the broken pieces of headstones together, the repose of the little cemetery was rarely disturbed, and all sum- mer long the birds and insects raised an unceasing song around the weed-grown graves
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 98 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX the quaint little Hunt burying ground * in which early settlers were interred and which is the last resting place of Joseph Rod- man Drake. Until Park Commissioner Higgins sent a force of men there in the summer of 1910 to clear away the over-grown weeds and brambles and to cement the broken pieces of headstones together, the repose of the little cemetery was rarely disturbed, and all sum- mer long the birds and insects raised an unceasing song around the weed-grown graves of the forgotten dead; the winter spread a. Hunt's Point Cemetery in 1900 blanket of white snow over it which remained until spring came slowly and reluctantly to this upland resting place. And so the seasons came and passed, leaving the finger marks of time and ruin. Yet on a summer's day the little knoll with its crumbling, weather-beaten old tombstones is really a delightful spot, and from its summit one can obtain an excellent panoramic view of the surrounding country. * The little "God's Acre" is less than half an acre in area and is located on the summit of a wooded knoll a short distance from the Hunt's Point Station on the New Rochelle branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad running from Mott Haven to New 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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