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by Bill Batson Two years before Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president, St. Philip’s A.M.E. Zion Church was founded in 1859 by abolitionist John...
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by Bill Batson The building in Haverstraw that was the subject of Edward Hopper’s 1925 painting “House by the Railroad” still stands proud. The...
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“Architecture is one of the most enduring clues to history,” says Win Perry, the President of the Historical Society of the Nyacks. “It helps...
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by Bill Batson The man who built this house, with the benefit of slave labor, laid much of the foundation for the village we...
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by Bill Batson Not every beautiful old house in Nyack merits its own historic marker. For other properties, the traditional historic marker is not...
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by Win Perry Nyack’s historical society wrote to Tappan Zee Bridge Project Director Michael P. Anderson to express concerns about the possible impact a...
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by Bill Batson In 1884, Nyack, NY was a bustling river community and the commercial heart of Rockland County. This sketch is from a...
Mario Cuomo Bridge
Nyack, Dec 23 — Looking back, it was 350 years ago this week when the natives of Nyack lost jurisdiction over part of Brooklyn....
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by Bill Batson San Francisco has City Lights, New York City has the Strand and Nyack has the Pickwick Book Shop. The experience of...
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by Bill Batson At the end of this month, Grace Episcopal Church will conclude the celebration of 150 years of worship. A building that...