Hemstreet, Charles, b. 1866 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 152
ding roads. In strange con-trast to the noisy, bustling city across the nar-row stretch of water, on this island everythingis quiet. Not a sound can be heard fromthe water, not the faintest sign ot life is to beseen, except sometimes on the winding roadsa line of men crawling along, one behind… … SOME ISLANDS OF THE EAST RIVER Haven. He was made sheriff of New Yorkwhen it passed into the possession of theBritish. With the reward of office, he pur-chased an island that had been named bythe Indians Minnahannonck, and at thattime was called * Long Island. What isnow Long Island was then Nassau…
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