Color postcard of a picture of the former Erie Railroad Station in Sparkill, NY. Building says "Sparkill" on it, with railroad car in back on tracks, and horse and carriage in front.
This postcard depicts a large expanse of area that forms the village square of the town of Sparkill. There are buildings and businesses surrounding the square on three sides. On the left side there is an early model open top automobile riding...
William Henry Hand poses in cap and gown at a ceremony at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill. He was an inventor and was employed by Thomas Edison. Later he operated his own firm in South Nyack. He was an outstanding citizen and served on the...
From above, the business area and park of Sparkill are laid out, with railroad tracks (now gone) at the bottom. The triangular building on the left is the post office.
The three-story residence of Anna Williamson, Ray Hand's cousin, is of a simple design but has many windows. The bay windows on the left must have let in additional light.
The congregation of the St. Charles Church in Sparkill, NY, has been in existence for many years and is one of the oldest African-American congregations in Rockland County. We do not know, however, if the date 1804 is correct. This image is a copy...
For the 1998 Bicentennial of Rockland County, the county historical society reproduced this old picture of St. Charles Church in Sparkill to advertise an exhibit, "Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Rise of Black Churches in Eastern American Cities,...
We do not know the occasion that brought these eleven men and women together, but it must have been important. The women are elegantly dressed and are wearing corsages.
A passenger train sits next to the Sparkill station and a horse-drawn carriage awaits a traveler. Beyond the station are some small buildings.The one on the right is of the same style as the station.
A young girl and two smaller boys stand on the ice in Sparkill. Only one is wearing skates. The pond is at the intersection of Valentine and Ferdon Avenues in Sparkill. Today a bridge carries Route 9W over the pond and nearby Sparkill Creek.
This is a John Scott photograph of an Edwin Dahlberg painting of the St. Charles AME Church in Sparkill, NY. The stone church, located alongside the Sparkill Creek, has an active African-American congregation.
This is a John Scott photograph of an Edwin Dahlberg painting. Route 9W passes above, rather than through, the tiny hamlet of Sparkill. Beneath the huge viaduct, skaters crowd the old ice pond while the Sparkill Creek races alongside on its way to...
Clothilde Schweiger, 1882- 1947, was born in Vienna, Austria and lived in Piermont, NY. Her unusual headstone is near the grave of Florence R. Play Haring in the Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.
The buildings in Depot Square in Sparkill have not changed in appearance in almost a hundred years, but the owners of the businesses have. A note on the photo says, " Former site of large hill - dirt used for fill Piermont Pier swamp area."
Boy Scouts and American Legion members attend the rededication of the John C. Fremont monument organized by the Historical Society of Rockland County. The monument is in Rockland Cemetery and overlooks the Hudson River. Mrs. Henry Hull stands at...
The Ice House in Sparkill was at the west end of the pond, near Valentine Avenue. An elevator on the left took blocks of ice into the large building.The Sparkill Creek is channeled on the left side of the picture.
Senator Eugene Levy speaks at the dedication of the Charles Fremont monument at Rockland Cemetery.The "Great Pathfinder," Major General John Charles Fremont (1813-1890), is buried in Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill. The multi-millionaire was a...
This mound of dirt was in Sparkill opposite the Northern Railroad Depot. It covered the area "where the Sparkill National Bank and the hardware store now are." (Neither business is there today.) It was fill that was used for the factory area in...
