New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
avouET WASHINGTON" IN NEw-YoRK.
vbv the Term Was Not Used to Designate
Al Of Washington Heights.

o.. ne Editor % The Tribune.
7, Is SO desirable that the limits Of the
80 70 which local historical names are ap-
-re5 sbo.ld - defined as clearly possible
-. ve.t,-e 30 differ from your correspondent,
.srlz r,ba.ita-t' who in The Tribune Of Sur
=. Tglv ST. says that the entire range q hills
49,, huldred-and-thirtieth-st to Spuyten
- creek was known .a Revolutionary days as
.,-,,,-t Washington" Mount Washington and
washington Heights are not Synonymous terms
~ fs-7.cr ce-us much more circumscribed than
= latter lIouct Washington properly is the
.s-o--o --hosc s-.unllt IS the highest Iteration on
sIsrsat.an Island. The property oS James
1---s,0 Bennett This striking elevation was
ale. bv the I-dians "Penabe," Comb
-, sa,r Il vas first called Mount washin gton
a. "a a.hsn Tort Washington was built upon its
--ss- 70. graphically. the name Mount Wash
.,~.or uas sIvsys used. the word Mount
,-uiiss % designate definite locality. Il would
I've caused ilext5cat:e confusion = the Official
or5ers directing certain tl.Egs 20 be done 'at
,ro,nt washington" had been applicable 10 q
serles os h.,ls i've miles long
When Du-r 7ro'e 10 the Secret Committee OF
,hs New-York convention. July p, I77s, If the
,-o3er batteries are erected near the water at
Noeat Washington and on the opposite side.
,nounted eighteen. tY-erty-fou- and thirty
~, pouu5c7s it VIII not be practicable
,c- any vessel u De 50 near as 10 prevent our
working under Tie cover OF these works, he
referred 70 two definite points between which
s,-uctions "a ,he Hudson-Eamey, Mount Wash
iar,ea On Manhattan Island and what was later
caged McuVt Constitution @ the Jersey SIDE
wsen CclcreI Eut1s Putnam wrote 20 Wash
ing-ca, or September g. advising that the bat
tery or the rocks below Mount washington tbe)
completed, he Gid not leave Washington 70
guess al along i've miles Of shore. but referred
10 Z definite locality Washington repeatedly
refers in letters and general orders 20 the post
OF tie Jersey side OF the North River opposite
70 Mont Washing ugton. meaning the post at
Tcr1 Co2sl-tl,45-. I4Ver Fort Lee To be OPP
pcs.,a" 1e6a.Je point Mount Constitu-
Loa, MoG-J Washington must have been corre-
s2o2G.Es.y ,01aize1- General Mirfiin, dating his
LETTERS from Mount Washington. and writing
about It's works. re erred 10 tnls single nall GEN
era Heath in ia Memoirs" under date Of
Cs.o5eE 1. I1,a refers u tne unfortunate mistake
q The artiAeusjs al Mount Washington IN
.rins on hasa.aston pleasure boat suppoSing
Il 10 nave been Brush Jeuder. THIS entry
Egain conlrms TIE limited use Of the word
''noEnI" for batteries were built on Mount Wash
ington for ne express purpose Of stopping the
InEool H.l as eon2.etely cut OF from tie
heights cG the so-th by tho deep valley through
which Dyeknlsn-s, runs, ard i would be an alb
s1rGIly 10 Cal Z part Of Mount Washing gt0n.
cordng 70 .Old In5aLit1nt'' gave her residence
as Mount "a "hsE-nston must have done under
Init q Mount washington deiuiteiy. on NoIeTn-
Der g l'-5, The HessiaHs. WHO were intrenching on
Naroie IAN. at The extreme northern end Of the
TT 1.r t-oc S75i-1 -re sr-fnSr-le 80 sof,tt 80
there a spirited engagement occurred. An eye
witness says The scene lay on an eminence
betEeea the termination OF Mount washington
ard kirssbrtdgs. under full command Of
height in possession Of cur Hessian enemy
From this Il is apparent that Mount Washington
ended al least st DychuaD-sJ. his is confirmed
by Nss1ilgton's letter 10 Congress. November Is,
descr51S the CAPTURE OF Fort Washington in
which he slvs: Early this morning. Colonel
MsgaE posted has troops partly en- lines thrown
Y BY oar army On our first coming Jhither from
NeT-EoTk. ana rartly on 4 commanding hill
lying north Of Mount Washington" thst t. on
Cock Hi tor Tnwood HID.
LIBERAL taterpretafton q the limits Of Mount
washington as geographical designation would
bound 4 IN the north bv Dyckman-st., On the
east b. Hiugsoridgs Road (BroadWay). on the
south ~ Depot Lane and cn the west BY Hudson
River.
This eomma nding enineEce gave the name 70
fhe whole military posi- OF which IL was the
citadel ana IN that sense, and that sense alone.
ths rane was sfven q wider application Il
dsterDi1es, said Washington 70 Congress, No
'auper . LIS. to risk something 10 defend the
lrst on the east side called Mount Washington"
The 'rosr' i0CiuSed al the works north OF the
Eouthery lire A. Ore-h1nd-ed-a and-forty-seventh-st
Taus Laurel Hll and Cock Hill were Included
q The nest r-t surely not n the Eeogra rhiraI
tern Mount Washingron.' and should not be
CentZsec with Mount Washington TODAY
EDWARD FAGAMAN HALL.
secrersry u ttA American Scenic and Historic
PreSe-vstio- Society