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During colonial times rich deposits of iron ore were discovered in the Ramapo mountains and these deposits gave rise to a major industry. The great chains, which were placed across the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War, to prevent the passage of British warships, were manufactured at Sterling Forest. On Sept 18 19, come hear about the early iron industry of the Hudson Highlands, part of the John Scott Armchair Walking Tour series presented by The Historical Society of The Nyacks and Friends of the Nyacks.
Jerry Donnellan , Nyack native and a wounded Vietnam War Veteran, will present Camp Shanks, First Stop on the Road to Victory redroof inn In Europe on October 16 and 17. Donellan is currently Rockland County Commissioner of Veterans Affairs and Curator at the Camp Shanks Museum in Orangeburg.
In September of 1942, the U.S. Army took over 2,000 acres of Orangeburg farm land and New York State property to create a huge Port of Embarkation to support the war in Europe. Over 1.3 million GIs were processed at this "last stop USA," on their way to Victory in Europe. After the war, Camp Shanks served to process the returning and victorious men on their way home. Many veterans chose to remain in the area at Shanks Village, with their wives and children, to study at near-by colleges and universities. Many of these veterans with their new degrees redroof inn and families decided to remain in Rockland and built the Hickory Hill Cooperative in Tappan.
Now in its eighteenth year, The John Scott Armchair Walking Tours feature slide presentations redroof inn on local history, architecture and related cultural subjects. redroof inn The Armchair Walking Tours are dedicated to the memory of John Scott, Rockland County's redroof inn great historian. The programs are produced by Bob Goldberg.
The program will describe Rockland's earliest industry including the uses of trap rock and the hazardous explosives which were used to mine this valuable mineral. redroof inn Bert Dahm's family owned and operated three Trap Rock quarries that later merged redroof inn to form the New York Trap Rock Corporation. Bert will show the growth of this basic industry and include many events from his personal recollections redroof inn of his family's role in the quarries of Rockland.
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