... of the island also was important. It was only a few hundred feet off the mainland shores of New Rochelle and Pelham Manor. Moreover, it was only a quarter mile from an important steamboat landing at New Rochelle. On the morning of Thursday, August ...
... Chest in the 19th Century . Thu., Feb. 19, 2015: Another Account of Gold and Silver Treasure Found in a Pelham Manor Backyard in 1889 . Wed., Jun. 11, 2014: Buried Treasure Off the Shores of Pelham: The Legend of Pirate's Treasure . Wed., Oct. 14, ...
The year was 1902. The new-fangled contraption known by some as the horseless carriage and by others as the automobile was beginning to crowd local roadways in Pelham Manor, particularly Boston Post Road, Pelhamdale Avenue, and Shore Road.