Posts Tagged ‘2000’s Cliff Notes’
Twombly
Socialites Hamilton and Florence Twombly donated land for a special picnic grove beneath the Palisades.
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 MoreChanging Tides
Dramatic changes in the ecology of the Palisades have occurred in the century since the creation of the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
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.
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 MoreMajor Armstrong’s Tower
The world’s first FM radio tower, built by Edwin Armstrong in 1938, is still in operation today on top of the Palisades.
Read MoreSnakes in a Park
Threatened or cornered, of course, any animal will try to defend itself. But left alone, none of the several species of snakes that live in this park is harmful to humans.
Read MoreMaking a Historic House into a Home
Reflections on bringing a “living history” program to the Kearney House.
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