In a message dated 7/6/2007 7:21:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mklaffky@columbus.rr.com writes: the tunnels were apparently originally built as an escape route for G Washington and troops, who had an encampment near by As a young girl traveling by car between Dutchess County and New York City to visit family, my mother would tell us stories to keep us busy. One of the stories was about a chain being placed across the Hudson to stop British ships that might come up the Hudson. Wasn't that chain at Ossning? Could that have anything to do with the tunnels, etc.? Joan R. Plantinga San Jose, CA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Chain was across Hudson at WEST Point. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: <Plantinga@aol.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] massive old structure in Ossining > > In a message dated 7/6/2007 7:21:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > mklaffky@columbus.rr.com writes: > > the tunnels were apparently originally built as an > escape route for G Washington and troops, who had an encampment near by > > > As a young girl traveling by car between Dutchess County and New York City > to visit family, my mother would tell us stories to keep us busy. One of the > stories was about a chain being placed across the Hudson to stop British > ships that might come up the Hudson. Wasn't that chain at Ossning? Could that > have anything to do with the tunnels, etc.? > > Joan R. Plantinga > San Jose, CA > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message