Pine Bush Area Public Library Local History Collection: Hudson River Valley
A guide to published and un-published works related to the history of Pine Bush, the Town of Crawford and the Hudson Valley Region
Lost Towns and Ruins
Lost Towns of the Hudson Valley by Call Number: 974.73 GOTISBN: 9781596297418Publication Date: 2009-07-30This is the story of five towns located in New York's Hudson River Valley that met their demise as quickly as they were established. From the icehouses of Rockland Lake to the Ashokan Reservoir towns to the brick quarries of Roseton, only traces of these once vibrant settlements can now be found. Camp Shanks, one of World War II's most significant military compounds, was erected in 1942 but was quickly abandoned at the war's end. 'Last Stop USA,' as it was known, played host to over one million soldiers and welcomed patriotic visitors like Frank Sinatra and Shirley Temple. In this collection of images, local authors Wesley and Barbara Gottlock revive the spirits of these bygone communities and celebrate a lost way of life.- Doodletown: hiking through history in a vanished hamlet on the Hudson byCall Number: 974.728 STAISBN: 9780965573702Publication Date: 1997-02-01
Books from the Catalog
Hudson River Towns by Call Number: 974.73 MICISBN: 9781438439631Publication Date: 2011-10-01A captivating journey, in words and photographs, through the cities, towns, and villages of the Hudson Valley.- History of the lower Hudson Valley, New York, before the revolution byCall Number: 974.73 CARISBN: 9780976949800Publication Date: 2005A collection of land records relating to pre-Revolution New York
- New York's Hudson - America's Valley byCall Number: 974.73 SPIISBN: 9781929373048Publication Date: 2000-12-01All color, 150 photos, text explores Valley's rich heritage.
Memoirs
Little Chapel on the River by Call Number: 974.732 BOUISBN: 9780060564070Publication Date: 2006-07-25Forced from her downtown Manhattan apartment by the terrorist attack of September 11, journalist Wendy Bounds was delivered to Guinan's doorstep -- a legendary Irish drinking hole and country store nestled along the banks of the Hudson River in the small town of Garrison, New York -- by a friend. Captivated by the bar's charismatic but ailing owner and his charming, motley clientele, Bounds uprooted herself permanently and moved to tiny Garrison, the picturesque river town they all call home. There she became one of the rare female regulars at the old pub and was quickly swept up into its rhythm, heartbeat, and grand history -- as related by Jim Guinan himself, the stubborn high priest of this little chapel. Surrounded by a crew of endearing, delightfully colorful characters who were now her neighbors and friends, she slowly finds her own way home. Beautifully written, deeply personal, and brilliantly insightful, Little Chapel on the River is a love story about a place -- and the people who bring it to life.
