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Nyack History A to Z Stewardship of a Nyack Landmark Hudson House ranks among the village’s most architecturally distinguished public buildings. Today it operates...
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Nyack History A to Z The 1909 fire that ended Nyack’s Gilded Age. Steam locomotive whistles pierced the early morning air as the village...
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When the St. Nicholas Hotel opened in Nyack in December 1866, it ushered in a new era for the village. Located at 87–91 Main...
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At precisely 12:15 p.m. on July 20, 1909, the sharp, acrid scent of smoke spread through the village air. Inside the Jackson Hose Company’s...
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As Christmas approached 150 years ago, foggy days and nights compelled the closure of steamboat travel to Haverstraw. The roads just outside Nyack consisted...
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75 years ago in 1948, a huge fire destroyed the old Smithsonian Hall, a famous landmark near the Nyack docks. Its name harkens back...
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It’s amazing to consider that Nyack once had a beautiful pristine brook with a rocky bed and deep gullies that flowed year-round. Nyack Brook,...
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A cloud of steam gushed from the locomotive as it approached the station of milling passengers. The locomotive came closer and closer until it...
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When people hear the term “Gilded Age” they may think of Julian Fellowes’ new TV series or of some distant time populated by remote,...
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by Mike Hays During the Great Blizzard of 1988 when only one milkman was able to make a few of his deliveries, 879 cans...