Pine Bush Area Public Library Local History Collection: Natural History
A guide to published and un-published works related to the history of Pine Bush, the Town of Crawford and the Hudson Valley Region
Mineralogy and Geology
- Soil survey of Orange County, New York byCall Number: 631.47 OLS 1981Publication Date: 1981Cover title. "In cooperation with Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station." "Issued October 1981"--P. iii. Item 102-B-32
Mining
- Vanishing ironworks of the Ramapos; the story of the forges, furnaces and mines of the New Jersey-New York border area, byCall Number: 672.097 RANPublication Date: 1966
- Legend and history and minerals of the Ellenville mines byCall Number: REF 974.734 HEUPublication Date: 1976
Biology and Wildlife
Natural Disasters
Devastation on the Delaware by Call Number: 974.9 SHAISBN: 9780977132904Publication Date: 2005-10-01Narrative nonfiction account of the record-setting Delaware River flood of August 18-20, 1955, reads like a thriller. This devastation was caused by rain from hurricanes Connie and Diane, hitting within five days of each other. The flood killed nearly 100 people in PA, NJ NY, with the highest flood crest recorded on river to date. This is an extremely readable narrative woven from interviews with 100+ survivors eyewitnesses. With 105 historic photos bringing these events to chilling life, this is the first comprehensive account of a tragic event that changed life in the Delaware Valley forever.
