New Exhibition opens Saturday: "Mapping Nyack"

A new exhibition titled "Mapping Nyack: a History of Maps and

Mapping Techniques" opens this Saturday! Come join us for our

opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m.

The exhibit features maps of Nyack of different periods and styles,

dating from the 18th Century to the 21st Century. The oldest example

is a detailed section from a map of the area made by Robert Erskine

for General George Washington, circa 1779.

Maps from the early 1800s include surveys by Tunis Smith, then owner

of much of what was to become downtown Nyack, showing the future

village divided into lots, and also his survey for the Nyack

Turnpike. The Nyack Turnpike (now Route 59) opened circa 1830 and

was responsible for much of Nyack's growth. In conjunction with the

Turnpike map, the exhibit features an original Turnpike toll sign,

recently acquired by the Society.

Wall maps and atlases from the later 19th Century are represented by

a recently-restored 1859 Map of Nyack, published by M. Dripps.

Also shown are Sanborn Company maps, published every few years from

1887 to 1966 for the insurance business, and the 1950 Rockland County

Photogrammetric Maps, which show conditions just before the

Midcentury explosion in population. The 1950 maps were used to plan

and plot the county's growth.

In the 21st Century, the great leap in technology to interactive

digital maps based on satellite imagery are represented by examples

from the Rockland County Planning Department's Geographical

Information System and by viewers' own telephones.

The Historical Society of the Nyacks Museum is located in the

historic Depew House at 50 Piermont Avenue, Nyack NY 10960 - across

from Memorial Park. Enter under the front porch.

Open Hours are Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M., through February 23,

2019.

Visits to the Museum at other hours can be arranged by emailing info@nyackhistory.org or by contacting us through our website, www.nyackhistory.org

A companion exhibition will be featured in the glass cases inside the

Nyack Library, Carnegie-Farian room, during the library's open hours.

The library is located at 59 S. Broadway, Nyack NY 10960.

For more information and to join the Historical Society of the Nyacks

visit www.nyackhistory.org.