Posts Tagged ‘1900s’
Recovering from the Big Ones
Storms have always shaped our park. Now more than ever!
Read MoreOysters No Less Than a Foot Long
The unassuming oyster, now battling extinction, is woven into the very fabric of the Hudson River ecosystem and its history — including along the shores of the Palisades.
Read MoreThe Cascade
The story behind the ruins at Peanut Leap Cascade, one of the favorite hiking destinations in the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
Read MoreBeyond the Reach of Devastation
On September 27, 1909 the governors of New Jersey and New York dedicated the Palisades Interstate Park at the “old Cornwallis Headquarters.”
Read MoreFly Away
In 1909, many families still lived along the riverfront in the new park.
Read MoreAnd Wrestled with the Glaciers
In the early 1900s, the painter Van Dearing Perrine spent his winters in an old schoolhouse beneath the Palisades.
Read More’09
2009 marked the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s epochal voyage — and the hundredth of the dedication of the Palisades Interstate Park.
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