HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY: STORIES FROM THE ALBANY POST ROAD
Staff | August 25, 2012 | CommentThe Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents
an author talk and book signing
with Hyde Park Town Historian Carney Rhinevault and Tatiana Rhinevault
HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY: STORIES FROM THE ALBANY POST ROAD
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and signing with Hyde Park Town Historian Carney Rhinevault and Tatiana Rhinevault, co-authors of HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY: STORIES FROM THE ALBANY POST ROAD, in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Following the presentation, the Rhinevaults will be available to sign copies of their book. This is a free public event.
Today’s travelers between New York City and Albany are more familiar with the New York State Thruway than with the old Albany Post Road. But for centuries, this was the main highway between the Big Apple and the capital, and many exciting events occurred along its path in the Lower Hudson Valley. The Dutch Philipse family of Sleepy Hollow engaged in piracy, and tales of such misdeeds from the region inspired Washington Irving to write some of his most beloved stories. Later, prisoners used the road as an escape route from the original Sing Sing prison. During Prohibition, a “beer hose” ran through Yonkers, allegedly placed along the route by beer baron Dutch Schultz. With illustrations by Tatiana Rhinevault, local historian Carney Rhinevault uncovers the stories hidden behind the old mile markers of the Albany Post Road.
Copies of HIDDEN HISTORY will be available for sale after the talk. There is no charge for this program. Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 or email [email protected] with questions about the event.
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