This Day in Pelham History
March 16

03/16/1812 - A group of property owners in Pelham, the town of West Chester, and City Island (then part of Pelham) are instrumental in getting an Act of the NY State Legislature passed authorizing construction of a toll bridge across the Hutchinson River at its mouth.  The bridge is built, but subsequently destroyed by a storm.

03/16/1898 - An Act of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County is passed establishing the boundary between New Rochelle and Pelham in an effort to settle a boundary dispute. 

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