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Long before SUVs and all-wheel-drive cars appeared, Nyack’s residents relied on horse-drawn, locally made sleighs to navigate the village’s steep, unplowed winter roads. These...
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On a frosty January day in 1866, the Rockland County Journal published a whimsical tale that captured the imaginations of Tarrytown and Nyack residents. It cheerfully...
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An 1866 article in the Rockland Country Journal playfully mentioned the approval of a bridge across the Tappan Zee by Tarrytown and Nyack Villagers on January...
Nyack People & Places
Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, horse-drawn, locally-made sleighs navigated Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter. Nineteenth century sleighs were not like those depicted...
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by Mike Hays Nyack is no North Pole, but historically it has not lacked in wintertime attractions. Not only was Nyack home to the...
History
By Mike Hays Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, navigating Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter was made possible using locally made horse-drawn...
History
By Mike Hays Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, navigating Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter was made possible using locally made horse-drawn...
Nyack People & Places
by Mike Hays On a warm Saturday night in August 1893, 75 people gathered at the popular Victorian boarding house run by the Lydeckers...
History
by Mike Hays Nyack is no North Pole, but historically it has not lacked in wintertime attractions. Not only was Nyack port to the...
History
Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, navigating Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter was made possible using locally made horse-drawn sleighs. Nineteenth century sleighs...