Cheap Things To Do in Valley Cottage, New York

Inscription. This "Burying ground for Colored people", was deeded on July 7, 1849 by James Benson and Jane Benson, his wife, to William H. Moore, Stephen Samuels and Isaac Williams, trustees. The cemetery has provided burial space ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This nonsectarian cemetery was dedicated on June 27, 1848 before a crowd of 3,000 people. The establishment of the cemetery reflected a transition from small family or religious cemeteries. Oak Hill Cemetery has been ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Nyack Turnpike Toll Road c. 1825 crossed the Oblenis Farm here, creating a busy intersection knows as Oblenis Corners at Strawtown and Sickeltown roads. The first post office named Nyack Turnpike was established in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1798 Hendrick Van Orden, owner of a sandstone house on this site, sold the house and surrounding farm to Dr. Abraham Cornelison, who lived here 51 years. He became the first president of the Rockland County Medical ... More on HMDB

Inscription. For almost a century the Clarkstown Reformed Church shared the services of its pastor with the church at Tappan. In 1834 a full-time pastor was called and this building, on a site across the road, was purchased for him. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dutch farmers first settled here early in the 18th century on land purchased from Indians who had occupied this region for millennia. Under mounting pressure for a cross-county road between the port of Nyack and Ramapo ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This trough was built at a time when horses provided the basic means of transporting people and their possessions in Rockland County. It was fed by an underground spring that provided clean water for any thirsty animal ... More on HMDB

Boasts 61 acres of riverfront along the Hudson. The most popular activities are picnicking, hiking, bicycli... More on iloveny.com

Nyack Beach, which other reviewers have noted is not actually a beach, is a beautiful location to walk, str... More on TripAdvisor

In response to steamship concerns regarding the dangerous shoals on the eastern shore of the Hudson River just north of New York City, Congress authorized the building of a lighthouse in 1847 near ... More on LighthouseFriends.com

On October 1, 1983, the 100th anniversary of the beacon’s first lighting, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was opened to the public. Today, Westchester County occasionally conducts tours of the ... More on Lighthousefriends.com

Inscription. [ left plaque ], Korea Ablondi, Bruno Augenblick, Ira Baker, Philip T. Brown, Robert A. Caputo, Louis Cervene, Sam J. Cook, Jr. Henry Wm. De Freese, Samuel W. De Groat, Roland Duhaime, Louis S. Freytag, Peter D. Flotard, ... More on HMDB