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Title
The
high
point
on the
Storm
King
Road
,
N.Y
.
Creator
The
Ruben
Publishing
Co.
,
Newburgh
,
N.Y
.
Description
This
colorized
postcard
shows
the
sheer
steep
rock
face
of
Storm
King
Mountain
.
Near
the
top
of the
postcard
the
edge
of the
road
can
be
seen
winding
along
the
mountain's
edge
. The
mountain
descends
steeply
into the
Hudson
River
. A
train
is
seen
with
steam
billowing
from its
smokestack
chugging
along
the
tracks
that
line
the
near
shore
of the
river
. On the
distant
shore
the
mountains
once
again
rise
steeply
. The
postcard
is
captioned
, "The
High
Point
on the
Storm
King
Road
,
N.Y.
"
Letterpress
caption
on the
verso
of the
card
reads
, "
World
famed
Storm
King
Mountain
Highway
,
Monarch
of the
American
Mountain
Highway
,
carved
out
of the
granite
sides
of the
lofty
Storm
King
mountains
.
More
than
400
feet
below
its
elevations
lies
the
majestic
Hudson
River
. The
patriotic
soldiers
of
George
Washington's
command
traversed
to
West
Point
, then a
trip
of
weeks
,
over
this
mountain
.
It
is
considered
to be the
most
expensive
road
in the
world
. The
road
occasions
the
saving
of
many
miles.
"
Subject.TGM
Roads
Mountains
Rivers
Railroads
Railroad tracks
Postcards
Subject.LCSH
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Subject.Local
Storm King Highway
Storm King Mountain
HRVH Topic
Transportation
Landscape & Nature
Location
Storm King Mountain - Orange County - New York
Publisher.Digital
Library Association of Rockland County
Date.Digital
2010-04
Format.Digital
image/jpeg
Holding Institution
Tomkins Cove Public Library
Contact Information
419 Liberty Drive N. Tomkins Cove, N.Y. 10986 (845)786-3060www.tomkinscovelibrary.org
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