The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-23
OUR WESTMINSTER SUBURBS
Continued from Ninth Page.

while brooks and streams wind through the
fertile valleys. A touch Of ruggedneSs 10
added to the scenery by frequent out
groupings OF granite and by the big boulders
strewn over the hillsides. Extensive tracts
Of oak and chestnut trees, alternating with
SRrk patches Of pine and hemlock, crown
thE higher peaks.
an region ahounds in telics Of the
Colonial and Revolutionary periods. Every
ptroam and hill has some legend connected
with it M each town has It's Wondering
churches and old residences which figured
In stirring events Of early times. Wooded
lanes and byways lead TO all important
points and long walks through the country
are a feature Of residence there.
Allow Tarrytown the hills grow higher
n the railroad ascends q steep grade,
ndip in and out between the peaks.
briarclif Manor. about four miles from
Pocantico Hills, is being built up rapidly,
1t is situated at the headwaters OF the Po-
cautico River. Three miles to the north
west is the busting town Of Ossining and
an equal distance to the east Lies Pleasant
vile on the Harlem road, A stage line
connects Briarclif with both places. Sew
eral big summer hotels and numerous
boarding houses attract a good many peo-
pie during the summer.
Millwood-formerly Merritt's Corners
Kitchawan n Croton Lake, the next
three stops. are simply way stations. Mill
wood has one or two stores and a few
houses bordering a struggling village
street, but tina other two stopping places
consist OF nothing more than the railroad
station. They are established for the
convenience OF numerous big hotels and
country estates scattered over the hills
near by. 4.
The country hereabouts has changed
greatly in the last few years since the city
began its extensive improvements at Croton
Lake. The new dam has raised the water
to a considerable height and has overlooked
much Of the surrounding country. Nu-
merous arms Of the lake extending far back
into the valleys have necessitated the build
ing OF new roads and bridges and the re-
moval Of old landmarks.
Yorktown Heights, about four miles
above Croton Lake, is one Of the most inn
portant committing towns on the Putnam
division The village itself contains about
300 inhabitants. In the surrounding coun-
station are the summer homes OF many
we'll known New Workers. The town has
four churches and a modern public school.
A village improvement society is wide
awake to local interests and has installed
sidewalks and we'll lighted streets. York
town has twenty-six passenger trains
daily to and from the city. A new terminal
has recently been established there and a
number Of special trains are operated be-
tween this point and New York. The time
by express is about an hour and fifteen
minutes.
The tow is situated in a famous dairy
country and is surrounded by farms and
pasture lands. Numerous lakes are within
easy reach for boating, fishing and bathing.
Lake Mohansic, a short distance to the
west, is a popular summer resort bordered
by the homes OF New York people. Lake
Mohegan, somewhat further north. attracts
nan summer residents from Yorktown.
Shrub Oak and Jefferson Valley to the
north are also suburbs of Yorktown.
The region north Of Croton Lake from
Yorktown to Brewster is devoted mainly
10 dairy and stock farming Because Of
the difficulty of obtaining tracts large
enough for big country estates acreage in
small parcels is comparatively low in price.
Small farms Of ten or twelve acres ma be
picked up for about two or three thousand
dollars. Houses in important committing
towns like Yorktown rent for S18 to $50 a
month. but the demand for them far ex-
ceeds the supply.
North Of Yorktown in the foothills of the
Appalachian Mountains are a chain Of
popular summer resorts. Carmel, forty
nine miles from 155th street. is situated
OF the shore of Lake Glenida. 1t is the
county seat of Putnam county and the
summer home Of many New Workers..
Zachary's Lookout. the highest point in
Putnam county. Is two miles from the sta
ton The surrounding country is very
picturesque. From Carmel. as well as
from the intermediate stations between
there and Brewster. the terminus Of the
suburban service on both the Putnam and
Harlem divisions, there are quite a few
commuters.