"Around 1901 two families lived along the north
side of Hamburg Turnpike. Their houses were built on a narrow but long piece
of land and the backs of the houses hung out over the lake* and had to be
support by wooden posts. The 2 families were the Bonds and the Larrys. During
the year 1901 2 girls and 1 boy from the Bond family and 2 girls from the
Larry family drowned."
--From my 1964-ish Riverdale School report
on the History of Riverdale
* At the time of the drownings the area was a lake, but
it is now a river. |