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the same test was again applied, but at day-break, to avoid the previous danger to those on the street surface. Dr. Underhill had learned of the time, and, to the surprise of us all, appeared at the station at the dawn of the day and insisted upon
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going with the party as before. The trip upon this occasion was made without accident, and at its close he grasped Mr. Harvey by the hand and said, ‘Now we can conscientiously recommend this road as safe.’ The doctor was correct, as statistics show
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that that railway and its extensions transport passengers with less casualties per capita than any other in the world. . . . New York City is indebted to [Underhill] to a marked degree for its present transit comforts.” Share this: Print (Opens in
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Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related Tagged Richard T. Underhill Underhill Vineyard West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company Published March 16, 2013 August 23, 2013
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Post card published by William Terhune, “Ossining on Hudson,” circa 1901-1907. Printed in Germany. Here is a post card showing the “Croton River, from Quaker Bridge, where Washington’s Army Crossed.” Below is a post card from the same period, showing
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what Quaker Bridge looked like at the time. Except for the unpaved road and the railing it looks the same as it does today, because our beloved Quaker Bridge is one of Westchester’s oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894. The view from the bridge
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appears to be looking upriver, toward the New Croton Dam, showing what the river looked like long before the dam was built at Black Rock Park. Although the label on the card states that this is where “Washington’s Army Crossed” the Croton River
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during the Revolutionary War, the exact location of the “New Bridge”—as it was called when it was built in 1779—has not yet been determined. Click on the images to enlarge them. Post card published by J.A. Given, circa 1901-1907. Printed by The
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Below is issue 1 of Theodore J. Cornu’s extraordinary hand-drawn, hand-lettered, self-published journal, Hudson Valley Echoes . When the publication opens you can click on the pages and enlarge them. The embedded viewer uses Flash, so if you don’t
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see it below because your device doesn’t support Flash, you can click here . Issues 2 to 4 are coming soon . . . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new
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Americans Theorore Cornu Published March 28, 2013 December 29, 2013
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Click on the images to enlarge them. November 1877 ad These two nineteenth century puzzles, showing the Old Croton Dam and High Bridge, were part of a set called Sliced Objects, published by E. G. Selchow & Co., circa 1867 to 1880. The puzzles came
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in a box (shown below) along with puzzles of other New York landmarks—the Bethesda Fountain, St. Paul’s Church, the statue of Washington in Union Square—and puzzles for coach, yacht, engine and other words. Selchow was one of the major game and
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puzzle companies of the Victorian era and sold several “sliced” puzzle sets, including Sliced Animals and Sliced Birds. The series was popular enough that it was copied by another company, resulting in an 1883 trademark infringement lawsuit ( Selchow
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v. Baker ), which Selchow won. In 1880 John Righter became a partner and the company name was changed to Selchow & Righter. The firm remained a top game and puzzle company into the twentieth century, remembered by aficionados for Parcheesi, Scrabble
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and Trivial Pursuit. Many thanks to Etsy seller paintedpony99 for permission to use the box image. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
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Here is an early post card of the “Belle Terre, Log Cabin Restaurant at Camp Broadway, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.” According to the book by the Croton Historical Society in Arcadia’s Images of America series, the Log Cabin Restaurant was located near the
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“present entrance to Arrow Crest.” In a previous post we featured a later post card showing the Log Cabin after it had expanded and built a simple sign to catch the attention of hungry motorists. For more on the days of Croton’s “road houses” see
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here and here . Do you have a copy of the Croton Historical Society’s Arcadia book? If not, order one here . Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
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Article from the New York Tribune, June 12, 1921 “Harmon-on-the-Hudson has been one of the most active suburb real estate centers since early this spring,” reported the New York Tribune in this article published on June 12, 1921. “Clifford B. Harmon
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. . . says that in the last few weeks about one hundred building lots have been sold mostly to recently married couples, many of whom have already started to erect homes. Among the homes recently constructed are interesting cottages and bungalows.”
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