Account of Early Judicial Decision Relating to Ownership of Land Beneath Coastal Waters of City Island

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Occasionally I have written about legal disputes that have arisen concerning ownership of the land beneath certain coastal waters surrounding City Island when it was part of the Town of Pelham.  For examples, see:

Monday, November 27, 2006:  The 19th Century

More on 19th Century City Island Oyster Industry - City Island Oystermen Complain of Pollution

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Recently I have devoted efforts to researching the history of oystering in the waters off City Island in the Town of Pelham during the early 19th century.  For a few of the many examples of postings to the Historic Pelham Blog that deal with oystering, see,

Obituary of David Carll, Master Shipbuilder on City Island in the Town of Pelham

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David Carll was a prominent 19th century shipbuilder on City Island in the Town of Pelham.  In 1863, Carll obtained from the New York State Commissioners of the Land Office a grant for 442 feet on the water front on the east side of City Island for the purpose

Baseball Games Played by the City Island Shamrocks in 1889

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Today's Historic Pelham Blog posting continues with more references to baseball played in 19th century Pelham.  I have located additional information about baseball games played by the Shamrocks baseball club on City Island.  Excerpts from an article published

Accident on Horse-Car of the Pelham Park Railroad Line in 1889

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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a horse-drawn car line ran from the Bartow Station on the Branch Line to City Island.  An image of one of the horse-drawn cars taken from an early 20th century post card appears immediately below.



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A Serious Carriage Accident and Many Tumbles During the Country Club of Pelham's Riding to Hounds Event in November 1889

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Recently I have been trying to document the sport of "riding to hounds" hosted by the Country Club once located in Pelham during the 1880s. See:Wed., April 15, 2009: More About the Country Club Sport of "Riding to Hounds" During the 1880s in Pelham.Tue., April 14,

1889 Account of the Sport of Riding to Hounds by Members of the Country Club Located in Pelham

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.For a number of years in the 1880s, Pelham was the site of the "Country Club" -- the nation's second suburban country club founded for the recreational enjoyment of its members in a "country" setting. I have written much about the Steeple Chase races and the "base

The Old Hunter House Burns to the Ground in an Arson Incident on Travers Island on April 4, 1889

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.On April 4, 1889, a tragic fire burned a lovely old home on Travers Island known as the "Old Hunter House". Named after John Hunter of Hunter's Island who had remodeled and improved it, the main portion of the structure actually had been built in 1812 by Temple

Presbyterian Conference at the Little Red Church in Pelham Manor on March 20, 1889

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.The Little Red Church was the first sanctuary of The Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pelham Manor. Opened in 1876, the little wooden church stood on the site of the present sanctuary of the Church at "Four Corners" -- the intersection of today's Boston Post

Litigation Over Compensation for Pelham Property Owners Whose Lands Were Taken by New York City for the New Pelham Bay Park

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.During the late 1880s, New York City was engaged in taking lands from Pelham citizens for the creation of the new Pelham Bay Park. Some believed the compensation proposed to them for payment by the city for the taking of their properties was inadequate. Litigation