Posts Tagged ‘Alpine Picnic Area’
Summer Job
Bob Hartwick shares his memories of being a lifeguard at the Beaches in the park during the Depression.
Read MoreTwombly
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 MoreFly Away
In 1909, many families still lived along the riverfront in the new park.
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 MoreMaking a Historic House into a Home
Reflections on bringing a “living history” program to the Kearney House.
Read MoreSome Paint, Some Mortar, A Couple of Mops, A Bucket of Water
A major exterior renovation is completed at the historic Kearney House in the summer of 2003.
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.
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