Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

Author : Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
Publisher : Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781438465234

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Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area by Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Pdf

New for 2016, a completely updated guide to the Heritage Sites of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Traveling down the Hudson River, named by Native Americans the river that flows both ways, you discover people, places, and events that made American history. The cultural, historic, and scenic resources of the Hudson Valley are so numerous, so varied, and so compelling that it’s no wonder Congress recognized the Hudson River Valley as a National Heritage Area in 1996. The National Park Service called the region the “landscape that defined America” and characterized the valley as “an exceptionally scenic landscape that has provided the setting and inspiration for new currents of American thought, art, and history.” Its political importance was demonstrated early in our history when the river played a critical role in the Revolutionary War. The many streams and waterfalls of the tributaries of the Hudson River powered early sawmills and gristmills. The river and its landscapes inspired the Hudson River school of painters. Sublime and picturesque paintings by Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Asher Durand depicted this unique American landscape for the world to witness. Industrialists and commercial leaders like William and John D. Rockefeller, Frederick Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan, and Ogden Mills built their great estates along the Hudson River. The second edition includes completely updated user-friendly design and vibrant photography; heritage site pages that include brief descriptions, contact information, and accessibility site characteristics; and National Park Service Passport Stamp locations with new cancellation stamp pages for your collection. Heritage sites in this guidebook are associated with areas of interest and categorized as must see, best bet, or special interest to make it easy to explore the stories of the Hudson River Valley. Heritage sites are also organized by geography and proximity to make it easy to find heritage sites nearby.

Author : Jane Clark Chermayeff Associates LLC.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : NYPL:33433032388492

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Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Management Plan by Jane Clark Chermayeff Associates LLC. Pdf

Author : Joanne Michaels
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781438439655

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Hudson River Towns by Joanne Michaels Pdf

The cities, towns, and villages along the banks of the Hudson River are the lifeblood of a region bursting with historic sites, cultural attractions, and natural beauty. Hudson River Towns pairs the spectacular work of renowned Hudson Valley photographer Hardie Truesdale with the vivid descriptions of Joanne Michaels, one of the region's most experienced travel writers. Together they document, in words and photographs, the dynamic nature of the river's population centers, offering readers a captivating personal journey down the Hudson River. Although Main Street continues to struggle across America, there has been a movement afoot in the Hudson Valley to support local enterprise, and many of the region's communities are currently enjoying a renaissance. Newburgh, for instance, has a beautiful waterfront and a new crop of businesses emerging in the inner city. Poughkeepsie's "Walkway Over the Hudson" has drawn thousands of visitors since its opening in 2009, turning the city's Mount Carmel neighborhood, once a sleepy Italian enclave, into a tourist destination. And Kingston was recently named one of the top ten most desirable—and affordable—cities in America for artists. Festivals, parks, and recreational activities are part of the fabric of contemporary Hudson Valley life, and they are represented in these pages as well. The journey begins in the Upper Hudson River region, stopping in Albany, Coxsackie, Athens, Hudson, and Catskill; continues through the Mid-Hudson River region, featuring Saugerties, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Beacon, Cold Spring, and Garrison; and culminates in the Lower Hudson River towns of Peekskill, Nyack, Tarrytown, and Piermont. With more than 120 full-color photographs that lavishly display the dramatic faces of these cities, towns, and villages, Hudson River Towns reveals a dimension of the region unseen by most travelers and local residents, who will be inspired to think differently about their surroundings after taking this armchair journey through one of America's most beautiful and historic regions.

Author : Tim Mulligan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133358031

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The Travelers Guide to the Hudson River Valley by Tim Mulligan Pdf

A newly updated and revised edition of the classic and definitive guide to the best of the Hudson River Valley. For the last 20 years this has been the most trusted guide to exploring the Hudson River Valley's myriad attractions and providing everything the visitor?and resident?needs to know to enjoy this newly designated National Heritage Area that has been called ?America's Rhine.? Visit presidential homes ? great estates built by founding fathers and 19th-century tycoons ? a remarkable assortment of art museums with Old Master paintings and contemporary masterpieces ? the battlements of West Point and the site of the most important struggle of the Revolution ? the homes, studios and painting sites of Hudson River School artistsperforming arts centers ? the oldest and most famous horse-racing track in the country ? wineries ? lighthouses ? arboretums ? hot-air ballooning, river tubing, and bird watching for bald eagles ? historic districts ? antiquarian bookstores, antiques

Author : Robert Manning
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493060672

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America's National Heritage Areas by Robert Manning Pdf

There are fifty-five National Heritage Areas scattered across the US and they continue to grow in number and diversity. Though they’re not officially national parks, their conservation, education, and recreation related objectives echo those of the national parks: to conserve nationally significant natural and cultural landscapes and to make them available to the public for purposes of education, recreation, and sustainable tourism-related economic development. But the methods of achieving these objectives are different—very different—than those used in the national parks. While both national parks and NHAs are established by Congress, national parks are conventionally large areas of public land that are owned and managed by the National Park Service (NPS). NHAs take a more inclusive, partnership-based approach to their work; they offer local citizens, government at all levels, non-profit organizations, and private sector enterprises the opportunity to define, celebrate and conserve the natural, historic, cultural, scenic and recreational resources that have been vital in shaping their identity and destiny. NHAs are composed primarily of private lands; they’re living landscapes where participants reside, work and play. Each chapter in this guidebook describes the remarkable natural and cultural resources that define NHAs and highlights nearby visitor attractions, enticing readers to visit NHAs and to enjoy and appreciate the attractions offered.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : MINN:31951D03803367O

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Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : David Schuyler
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501718076

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Embattled River by David Schuyler Pdf

"Analyzes the ways in which the Hudson River has become a key battleground in the emergence of modern environmentalism in the United States since Consolidated Edison announced plans to construct a pumped storage power plant at Storm King Mountain in 1962"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556039341383

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Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, General Management Plan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Reed Sparling
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1929373163

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Hudson Valley Voyage by Reed Sparling Pdf

A beautiful tribute to the Hudson River and the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Travel
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045571911

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Establishment of National Heritage Areas by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Pdf

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : MINN:31951D03647136D

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Miscellaneous Parks Bills by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1860 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Budget
ISBN : PURD:32754083733596

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Appropriations, Budget Estimates, Etc by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Sheila Buff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762755691

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Insiders' Guide® to the Hudson River Valley by Sheila Buff Pdf

The Hudson River Valley—rich in history, art and architecture, farms and towns - brings many people to its environs—to visit, but also to live. Insiders' Guide® to the Hudson River Valley is your comprehensive source and guide to the magnificent area of New York State north of New York City. The author's knowledge of the area gives you access to tips and facts essential to your experience. The publication of the first edition of this guide coincides with the 2009 Quadcentennial Celebration marking the voyages of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain.

Author : United States. National Park Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : UOM:39015083197916

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Laws Relating to the National Park Service by United States. National Park Service Pdf

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : PURD:32754081248860

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Laws Relating to the National Park Service by United States Pdf