Historical Society of the Nyacks

Historical Society of the Nyacks The Historical Society of the Nyacks is a local nonprofit organization.

We host programs, exhibits and walking tours and other events to promote knowledge of, and interest in, local history.

Step back in time and discover the history of Nyack! ☀️ Join us throughout June for one of our Walking Tours. From histo...
06/02/2026

Step back in time and discover the history of Nyack!
☀️ Join us throughout June for one of our Walking Tours. From historic landmarks to architectural gems, each tour offers a fresh perspective on Nyack’s rich past.
🗓️ June 13, 20, and 27.
👟Comfortable walking shows recommended.
🎟️ Spaces may be limited! Tickets and Info: https://nyackhistory.org/walking-tours-1

05/28/2026

A landform once stood in downtown Sparkill. Not a distant ridge or Hudson River bluff, but a steep, flat-topped rise beside the railroad tracks. It had a name: Sugar Loaf, and within a few decades it vanished from the landscape. When an 1887 photograph resurfaced in a Flashback Friday post by the Hi...

🇺🇸 Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸 PFC Henry W. Cook Jr. 2/24/1930 – 9/6/1950🇺🇸 Private First C...
05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
🇺🇸 PFC Henry W. Cook Jr.
2/24/1930 – 9/6/1950
🇺🇸 Private First Class Cook was a star student and athlete at Nyack High School, earning varsity letters in track, football, boxing and wrestling. He graduated in 1948. PFC Cook was a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Haman and later died from his injuries on September 6, at the age of 20. His dream was to be a professional boxer. According to accounts, he is the only Nyack man killed in action in the Korean War. He rests at Mount Moor Cemetery in West Nyack.

1976, President Gerald R. Ford visits Rockland County during a campaign stop. 🇺🇸 Ford was the last sitting President to ...
05/22/2026

1976, President Gerald R. Ford visits Rockland County during a campaign stop.
🇺🇸 Ford was the last sitting President to visit Rockland County, delivering a speech outside the County Courthouse in New City.
📷: Photo by Chris Kelly

05/21/2026

A history of a changing waterfront landscape People come to Nyack’s Memorial Park for many reasons. Some fish along the shoreline or walk onto the observation pier. Others visit the butterfly garden, sit in the gazebo, stare at the half-submerged concrete barge, use the skateboard park, bring chil...

05/14/2026

A Sophisticated Store in a Muddy Village In the 1890s, boys still played ball in vacant lots along Main Street, cattle wandered nearby, and mud after heavy rain could rise nearly to the knee. Yet in the middle of this rough village stood Harrison & Dalley, an elegant department store with fashionabl...

05/07/2026

When the Cars Came to Nyack By the early twentieth century, the Hotel St. George stood at the center of life along Burd Street. For decades, steamers, carriages, and a steady flow of arrivals had defined its success. That pattern began to change. Automobiles replaced schedules with greater independe...

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50 Piermont Avenue Suite 1A
Nyack, NY
10960

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(845) 358-0552

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