I remember walking up to a recruiter at a college fair and asking "So which came first, Fordham Road or Fordham University?" He didn't know.
But now I do, thanks to www.theamazingbronx.com. Read on, and be sure to check out the Web site to learn more about all the exciting people buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
"The name Fordham dates back to the 17th Century. In 1671, then Governor
Francis Lovelace granted a stretch of land extending 3,900 acres between
the Harlem and Bronx Rivers to Dutch settler John Archer. Mr. Archer
named his land Fordham, which meant "houses by the ford" or wading place.
This was the only way to cross directly from The Bronx to Manhattan.
After the death of Mr. Archer, his manor was divided into smaller farms and
the area soon evolved into a thriving community."
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