Inscription
Rockland County Society
To commemorate the opening of the
Nyack Turnpike
Between Nyack and Suffern
The first direct highway across the County of Rockland and the first important public work undertaken therin by private enterprise.
The Nyack Turnpike Road Company was incorporated by act of the New York Legislature April 17th, 1816. When a new charter was granted, April 20th, 1830, the following men - the projectors and founders of the Nyack Turnpike were appointed trustees:
Tunis Smith John Green Peter Smith Lucas Acker Edward Suffern Isaac Lydacker Jeremiah H. Pierson
Under this charter - renewed in 1853, 1873 and 1883 - the turnpike was maintained as a toll road unntil 1893. It became a part of the county road system in 1894 and was designated as a state highway in 1911.
At this place, the modern thoroughfare follows the course of an Indian path of prehistoric days.
October, 1926
Details
| HM Number | HMMGR |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the New York: Historical Society of Rockland County series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1926 |
| Placed By | Rockland County Society |
| Marker Condition |   5 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 6:37am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] KEN SHARP [2] KEN SHARP
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 589365 N 4549789 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 41.09446667, -73.93590000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 5.668', W 73° 56.154' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 5' 40.08" N, 73° 56' 9.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 845, 914 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 13 Mountainview Ave, Nyack NY 10960, US |
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