Continuing the series on the centennial of NYS Parks, here are the State Parks of the Saratoga/Capital District Region, which covers counties around the capital city of Albany, the Mohawk River valley, and edges of the Adirondack and Catskill mountains.
Sizable parks in this video include Saratoga Spa, John Boyd Thacher, and Moreau Lake, with other sites relating to the Dutch colonial period, Revolutionary War, and the Erie Canal.
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Mr. Kadinsky,
I have enjoyed your work and your explorations and the reporting of the New York mysteries you are uncovering.
Perhaps you can unravel a mystery for me or lead me to its resolve I understand that what is now Broadway in Manhattan was once part of a Lenape trail that was interrupted at its northern end by a waterway that was formed by the rising and receding tidal runs of the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. I realize that much of that junction was likely altered by the construction of the Harlem Ship Canal and the severance of Marble Hill from Manhattan Island. I have often wondered where the meeting of those 2 Rivers took place and over how large an area. I have read that the Native Americans in those days crossed this waterway, perhaps at low tide, on their travels north and south. Where and how, and whether there was tidal turbulence when they could not cross is something I would like to know more about.
Do you know if there are any photographs or references to that area and that waterway prior to the construction of the canal?
Cordially,
Bob Schermer
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Look up Spuyten Duyvil Creek. I’ve written about it in the past.
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Thank You
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Bob Schermer
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It is pronounced “Sko-dack” by the locals.
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Thank you for your reply Bob Schermer
Sent from AOL on Android —– Forwarded Message —– From: “Robert Schermer” robert.schermer1@verizon.net To: “‘Hidden Waters blog'” comment+eqsob5a2y2ph0l1ut4_t1t2o6@comment.wordpress.com Cc: Sent: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 11:21 PM Subject: RE: State Parks of the Saratoga/Capital District Region Mr. Kadinsky,
I have enjoyed your work and your explorations and the reporting of the New York mysteries you are uncovering.
Perhaps you can unravel a mystery for me or lead me to its resolve I understand that what is now Broadway in Manhattan was once part of a Lenape trail that was interrupted at its northern end by a waterway that was formed by the rising and receding tidal runs of the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. I realize that much of that junction was likely altered by the construction of the Harlem Ship Canal and the severance of Marble Hill from Manhattan Island. I have often wondered where the meeting of those 2 Rivers took place and over how large an area. I have read that the Native Americans in those days crossed this waterway, perhaps at low tide, on their travels north and south. Where and how, and whether there was tidal turbulence when they could not cross is something I would like to know more about.
Do you know if there are any photographs or references to that area and that waterway prior to the construction of the canal?
Cordially,
Bob Schermer
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