- 1. Rockland
- (Category)
- ... such as “two fat hens.” There were also many restrictions on the use of the land and rents were low at first and then increased. This was a form of the ancient Dutch Patroon System which soon resulted ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 2. Delaware
- (Category)
- ... s were drawn to the area. Federal legislation in 1978 created the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Encompassing the western section of the town, this unusual unit of the National Park System wa ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 3. How Woodstock Happened...
- (General History)
- ... i Pop Festival. For Woodstock, he was coordinator of campgrounds. "They wanted me to design a sound system for 50,000 or so people," said Markoff, who owned the only stereo store in Middletown, the Audio ...
- Created on 04 January 2016
- 4. Patricia and William Burns
- (History Preserver)
- ... business, financial and operational files into a coherent and orderly system. Bill’s eye for managerial detail has benefited the volunteer staff and museum guests alike with access to records and documents ...
- Created on 18 October 2014
- 5. The Oil Pipeline
- (General History)
- ... the Midwest, the line continued pumping oil to the New Jersey refineries until 1925. The total capacity of the system was over fifty thousand barrels of oil a day. After the cessation of operations, the ...
- Created on 28 June 2011
- 6. Alan Gerry
- (History Makers)
- ... By 1995, after nearly four decades in the television business, the company which had begun in Sullivan County had experienced dramatic growth and operated 64 cable systems in 18 states employing more than ...
- Created on 11 August 2007
- 7. Wilmer Sipple
- (History Preserver)
- ... in the nation's transportation system, the O&W gradually saw its traditional markets dry up. Oil replaced coal for home heating; the automobile with its flexibility provided more convenient transportatio ...
- Created on 11 August 2005
- 8. Lawrence H. Cooke
- (History Makers)
- ... system. An obvious measure of this failure was seen in the huge backlog of cases and to quote a familiar adage: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” The first task then was to reform the system so that ...
- Created on 01 June 1998
- 9. Judge Robert C. Williams
- (History Makers)
- ... denied the Borough’s application. He was responsible for the decision that required New York State to move promptly and transfer prisoners from local jails to the State prison system within ten days after ...
- Created on 11 August 1996