This Day in Pelham History
June 19

06/19/1761 - Joseph Palmer sells Great Minnefords Island to his brother Benjamin Palmer who devises a grand scheme to develop the Island as a grand port city to rival New York and to be known as "City Island".  At the time, the island is located within Pelham.

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