It's not well known these days that at one time a part of Rondout, more specifically Hasbrouck Park, consisted of a hill of significant height. Like Beacon Hill in that...
Rich T. replied:
Excerpt from Nathaniel Booth's diary, dated July 15, 1849,"Sunday 15 July - Cool and pleasant – took a long walk to Rondout and the cement quarry of the Newark Co – This ‘deep cut’ in the “Vlight Berg” has caved in – this deep cut is 200 yards long and 100 feet deep – one third of the wall called “Roof Wall” has fallen in filling the shaft and the cave with masses of worthless rock – the drift or tunnel progresses fast.
Vince E. replied:
from http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/46222 (by b. hess 1852)
Jack J. replied:
Rich Turck, if I remember correctly, the Newcomb mansion way in off of Manor Avenue before the Armory was called Vauxhall Manor. When I was delivering newspapers to the Newcomb house I met Nelson Rockefeller, then VP I believe. He was a friend of the Newcombs.
Rich T. replied:
Bryan, here's a reference for you w/ lots of detail. Somewhere in here you might find the original height. I didn't see it referenced. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinnewyork691902 newy#page/n375/mode/2 up
Mark Y. replied:
Alf Evers' book about Kingston contains a period engraving of the Vleightberg seen from the Hudson River; it appears as a huge, white rock outcropping, barren of trees. It certainly was prominent enough to use for navigation upriver.
Is there anywhere in the BVI that sells paper bags instead of plastic ones, for use in shops? The shipping to get them here is extortionate.
Tyler D. replied:
RTW Cash & Carry
Sharon B. replied:
Cash and carry has the small and medium sizes, upstairs, kind of behind the elevator. I get the large, paper shopping bags with handles from Caribbean Packaging in St Thomas. They send over on one of the local cargo ships once a week. I also get bubble wrap and newsprint from them.
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