Palisades (New York)

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Sneden's Landing by Robert Knox Sneden, 1858

Palisades is a district of the city of Orangetown in the state of New York .

Previously known as Sneden's Landing and then Rockland, it is north of Rockleigh and Alpine, New Jersey ; east of Tappan ; south of Sparkill and west of the Hudson River .

Palisades has its own library and post office. The district consists almost exclusively of residential developments, with the exception of a small industrial area on the border with Tappan. The area known as Sneden's Landing is located in the eastern part of Palisades between US Highway 9W and the Hudson River.

In Palisades, there is the listed historic Closter Road - Oak Tree Road Historic District . This covers the area from the north side of Closter Road and the south side of Oak Tree Road, approx. 800 m west of US Highway 9W ( List of Registered Historic Places in New York ). The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University) is also important. Sneden's Landing is mentioned in Alec Wilder's song "Did You Ever Cross Over to Sneden's?"

tourism

Historic sites

  • Skunk Hollow - (North Entrance of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ) Route 9W.
  • Cliffside (Palisades, New York) ( NRHP )
  • Closter Road-Oak Tree Road Historic District - (NRHP)
  • Washington Spring Road-Woods Road Historic District - (NRHP)

Interesting places

  • Abner Concklin House. (NRHP)
  • Big House. (NRHP)
  • Haring-Eberle House. (NRHP)
  • Little House. (NRHP)
  • Neiderhurst. (NRHP)
  • Seven Oaks Estate. (NRHP)

Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ′ 40.3 "  N , 73 ° 54 ′ 48.5"  W.