Description of Early Baseball Game Played at Pelham Bridge in 1878

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I long have been intrigued by early references to baseball being played in Pelham.  At the end of this posting is a long list of earlier postings on the subject.

I have located yet another very early reference to baseball being played in Pelham.  In fact, it

Captain Joshua Leviness Defies the New York Legislature and Dredges Oysters with a Steamer in 1878

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I recently have enjoyed researching the 19th century oyster industry in waters off City Island.  It seems apparent that Joshua Leviness was the "Dean" of City Island oystermen who consistently was involved in each and every development that affected the industry

The "Great Oyster War" Between City Island and Tarrytown in 1877 and 1878

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A "war" of epic proportions erupted between the Oystermen of City Island and the Oystermen of Tarrytown in 1878.  I previously have written on the Historic Pelham Blog about the oystering industry on City Island during the 19th century.  (Indeed, one such

Earliest Reference Yet to Organized Baseball Played in Pelham

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I long have researched the history of baseball in the Town of Pelham.  On Friday, December 11, 2009, I posted to the Historic Pelham Blog an item entitled "Earliest Reference Yet to Baseball Played in Pelham".  In it I quoted a reference to a recreational

1878 Account of Results of Sloop Race Held Off the Pelham Shores

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Few in Pelham today realize how strong a maritime tradition Pelham once had.  Situated on Long Island Sound with City Island once an important part of the Town, Pelham was the site of yacht races, yacht building, oystering, recreational fishing and much more.

1878 Advertisement for Services of The Union Sabbath School Society of Pelhamville

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Below is a brief advertisement for services of The Union Sabbath School Society of Pelhamville published in the Friday, May 31, 1878 issue of The Chronicle distributed in Mount Vernon, New York.   

The item is followed by a citation to its source.

"UNION

1878 New York State Law Limits Powers of Pelham Town Officials to Borrow Money

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For many years during the 1870s and 1880s, rival factions on City Island and the mainland battled over whether to improve roadways in the Town of Pelham and how to pay for such improvements.  City Islanders typically opposed road improvements on the mainland

Pelhamville Fire on February 4, 1878

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Pelhamville was the site of a rather hazardous factory that caught fire and burned to the ground on February 4, 1878.  The cause of the fire was attributed to "spontaneous combustion".  The building was uninsured.  The following article appeared the next day

1878 Article Describing the "Attractions of Little-Known City Island" in the Town of Pelham

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.On August 25, 1878, The New York Times published an interesting article describing the "Attractions of Little-Known City Island" in the Town of Pelham. The article provides a lovely snapshot of an important part of the Town of Pelham at the time -- a part of the Town