Description: Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, and Nyack Beach, New York, Images of America, Pape A frozen history of the Ice Box of New York Cityas told by archival and private images from the people who experienced it.Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, and Nyack Beachare located just 30 miles north of New York City. From the 1830s to 1930, the area was one of the largest producers of natural ice and was also the site of large traprock quarries.On the western side of Hook Mountainlies Rockland Lake, the only natural spring-fed lake entirely located in Rockland County. The lake was known around the world for its famous pure blue iceand was referred to as the ice box of New York City. In the 1910s, the area became a popular day-trip destination for steamboats from New York City and eventually became an active summer community in the 1920s. In 1965, the Palisades Interstate Park Commissionopened Rockland Lake State Park. Today, the PIPCparks of Nyack Beach, Hook Mountain, and Rockland Lakeare some of the most visited New York State parks.The family of author Robert C. Maher Jr. have been residents of Rockland Lake for over 170 years. He founded The Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, Inc., in an effort to preserve this history of the area for future generations.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738574813
Book Title: Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain, and Nyack Beach
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), Customs & Traditions, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Photography, Travel, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
