Travels in the 2nd half

Flywheel from Robert Gair Co. carton factory Piermont NY sit on the west bank of the Hudson River about 15 miles north of the George Washington Bridge. Today it is a sleepy hamlet, but it has an interesting history. The Palisades cliffs run from just south of the George Washington Bridge north and tower about 300 tall. https://whitecubediaries.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/02909.jpg However, there is a natural break in these cliffs, and this is where Piermont NY is located. This break made Piermont the eastern terminus of the Erie Railroad , which connected Piermont and the Hudson River to Lake Erie through the southern Catskills and the Southern Tier of NY. This railroad gave Piermont its name when the railroad built a long pier into the Hudson River. This connection between the railroad and river also made Piermont a major embarkation point for soldiers leaving for Europe during World War II, Looking at the Tappan Zee Bridge from the Piermont Pier Looking out...