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When the Randolph era ended, the 1879 brick building at Main and Franklin began a new phase of adaptation. Many residents today associate 143...
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For generations, 143 Main Street has stood at the intersection of commerce and community in Nyack. Long before the Goldfingers, the Lydeckers, or modern...
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At the height of the Gilded Age, a massive stone mansion crowned Nyack’s hillside above the Hudson, signaling that extraordinary wealth had arrived in...
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James S. Aspinwall did not arrive in Nyack as a speculator or a Gilded Age magnate. He came earlier, nearly a decade before building...
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Hammers rang through the air and saws rasped as piles of brick and stone rose across Nyack during the Gilded Age. Downtown brick buildings...
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Old Nyack, though not the North Pole, was no stranger to winter wonders. In addition, beyond the famed ice bridge connecting it to Tarrytown,...
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On a frosty January day in 1866, the Rockland County Journal published a playful report that caught the attention of readers in Nyack and Tarrytown. The...
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The Blizzard of 1888 and the Storm That Stopped New York A little after midnight on Monday, March 12, 1888, steady rain turned to...
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January 31 – February 1, 2026 (New Dates due to inclement weather)| Rockland Lake State Park Winter once turned Rockland Lake into the center...
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The Story of the Tragic Van Houten Livery Fire The winter of 1893 was bitterly cold. By January 18, the Hudson River had long...