ln 1690, Jean Machet acquired the property that is now the New Rochelle Municipal Marina, from Jacob Leisler to develop his shipbuilding and trading business with the West Indies. He continued to own this land, as well as the Echo Bay Island, until 1694 when he sold it to Joshua Ferris, a Tory, who then re-named it Ferris Creek.

Joshua Ferris ran a tavern on his property which became popular with Shubel Merritt and his gang of ruthless outlaws, the "Skinners." At the close of the Revolutionary War Shubel Merritt was shot and killed in the Black Walnut Tavern at the corner of Old Town Dock and Pelham Roads. Enoch Crosby, General Washington's most celebrated spy, was said to have started his career at the Ferris Tavern. In 1827, David Harrison purchased the land and built a dock in an attempt to revive it as a local landing site.

Snuff Mill Creek, located next to Sutton Manor, was built in the early 18th century by Jacob Leisler, Jr. and operated as a grist mill along with a mill at Crystal Lake, (now the Stephenson Boulevard area). It was later owned by David Lispenard and used as a snuff mill. Over succeeding years it passed through the hands of a number of Quakers, including one who was supposedly active in the movement to liberate slaves. The mill was said to have been used as a stop for the underground railroad. This area eventually became the home of the New Rochelle Coal and Lumber Company. In 1945, the City acquired it for use as the Municipal Marina.

In 1889, C. Oliver Iselin acquired Echo Island, from Charles Leland. He later built the imposing mansion on Premium Point known as "All Views" which remains today.