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I have a few 1874 prints of the Kings Bridge which shows a small coach going north across Spuyten Duyvil Creek and over the Kings Bridge. You can see McCombs Tavern and lodge in the background. Not much had changed in this area since 1776.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens lived at Wave Hill, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx from October 1, 1902 until July 1903. They did take a break at a summer cottage in York Harbor , Maine for the summer of 1902. Olivia was very sick and needed to return home in Riverdale. As per doctors recommendation, a warmer climate led to a move to Italy, where she died June 5, 1904. Their son Langdon died after 19 months in June of 1872 and daughter Susan at age 24 in 1896, later Jean died at age 29 in 1909. Their daughter Clara Langhorne Clemens Gabrilowitsch June 8, 1874 – November 19, 1962 inherited the family estate.
Mark Twain & his family lived in the Bronx……and are still in New York, all buried at Woodlawn Cemetery!
ssshhh ( Woodlawn in Elmira NY )
Harriet Hayden inherited the property from her father, from the Honorable James R. Whiting. James Raynor Whiting (April 30, 1803 – March 16, 1872) Lawyer and Politician. 1872 Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx NY Mr. Whiting owned the property since 1836. ( per will summary 1922 ). On May 4, 1922 it was reported in the New York Tribune that the first lot offered for sale, a curved lot was purchased by Mrs. C. Andrews for $1,000 located on Spuyten Duyvil Parkway and Fairfield Ave. Probably near the Ewen Estate which was located on the block bounded by W. 231st Street, Spuyten Duyvil Parkway Fairfield Ave and W. 232st Street.
