Pelham Had 'Whaleboatmen' Nearly 250 Years Ago, But They Were Not What You Might Think

... Americans controlled northern Westchester and south to a line north of the Croton River stretching roughly from Peekskill to Connecticut and down to Long Island Sound. Pelham and other nearby communities, of course, sat right in the middle of this ...
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