At the southern end Henry Paxson believed to have built a house in 1704. Samuel Armitage purchased the property 200 acres from Henry Paxson in 1748. On the Northern end John Rose purchased 200 acres in 1741. Rose is known to have established a ferry across the Delaware prior to the Revolutionary War, probably in mid-century, when a road went from Paxson Road and down the eastern side of the valley to the mouth of the Cutalossa.
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Cuttalossa Fountain
Our next stop down Cuttalossa is the fountain was built by John Kenderdine about 1854 at a spring along the new valley road. We will talk more about the road in a bit.
A pipe and stone surround remain today at the location of this early structure. It help bring water for neighbors as well as horses/oxen who would have been hauling lumber or grist millings up the road to homes, stores, farms and other means of transportation. In 1873, a more elaborate fountain, now gone, was added by placing a pipe from the spring beneath the road. The pipe led to a marble fountain with a boy figure holding a vase. The new fountain was completed by local residents who sought to enhance an area already known for its solitude and natural beauty.
