and roofed or slated with tiles,
also imported; gable ends, pictur-
esquely notched, as was the fash-
ion, wooden shutters for each
small window, the doors, gener- |E Sif
ally divided into an upper and |B
lower half, as is the custom in :
Holland even at the present day.
The whole surmounted, at the
apex of the gable, by a weather-
cock.

Two principal roadways were |f
laid out, one extending north-
ward from the fort through the
interior of the island, the other
running along the shore to the
ferry landing on the East River.

The ferry to Long Island was
attended by a farmer who lived

    
   
 
 
   

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