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"Breaking ground with a Reeves steam tractor pulling a 12 row sod-busting plow in Haskell County, KS the very early 1900’s."

Breakneck Ridge is located in the Hudson Highlands, directly across the river from Storm King Mountain. Its distinctive stony face was picturesque, albeit quarried for granite by the 19th century. It posed a major obstacle in plans to build a…

Three women and one man are seen riding horses along a muddy trail; a younger rider with two braided pigtails leading them. A faded building is seen in the background--and we remind ourselves that this is New York City. There seem to be three…

Constructed in 1967, the Brodie Fine Arts building is named in honor of William A. Brodie, a Geneseo attorney whose clients included various members of the Wadsworth family. Brodie was one of several local leaders whose efforts were instrumental in…

Map from the company's 1897 annual report shows the extent of this primarily industrial railroad, whose main purpose was to deliver coal from Pennsylvania mines to the industrial cities of Rochester and Buffalo. From the latter location, coal could…