Posts Tagged ‘1910s’
Alberta’s Duck Hawks
Local historical records shed some light on the peregrine falcon, which was almost brought to extinction in the twentieth century, but has made a comeback to the Palisades.
Read MoreDeconstructing Cliffhanger
Taking a closer look at an iconic 1918 photograph from the silent movie-making days along the Palisades. Cliffhanger Point.
Read MoreHazard’s
As our venerable boat ramp marks its golden jubilee, we consider the rich history associated with the site.
Read MoreAllison’s Will
William O. Allison’s life story spanned the Palisades, literally and figuratively, from riverfront village to cliff-top estate.
Read MoreA Stop Along the Long Path
The Women’s Monument in the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey is now part of New Jersey’s Women’s Heritage Trail.
Read MoreFly Away
In 1909, many families still lived along the riverfront in the new park.
Read MoreCliff Dale
Though it was razed in 1939, hikers still come upon the impressive ruins of George Zabriskie’s summer estate on top of the Palisades in Alpine.
Read MoreThe March of the Forgotten
Historian John Spring recounts the story of the march of World War I soldiers from Dumont’s Camp Merritt to the docks at Alpine at the start of 1918’s flu pandemic.
Read MoreTriassic Park
Fossil finds over the decades have shed light on the prehistoric past of the Palisades.
Read MoreRequiem for a Nut
It may be tempting, then, to suppose that here, at least, a piece of New Jersey’s woodlands has been preserved as it has stood for centuries untold, a sliver of the Forest Primeval just as Henry Hudson came upon in 1609.
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