This drain is located on the west side of Route 9, across from the Abraham Fort Homestead. There is a structure inside and I do not know what it is. When I took the pictures, the hill was wooded, but in late 2011 the area was being redeveloped, but the drain was still there. I have not gone back since then to check if it is still present.
Location: It was in the vicinity of here (41.641383, -73.920008).
Saint Mary’s Convent is located in Peekskill, NY. Sisters were buried in the cemetery from 1872 to 2003. Below are pictures of both the cemetery and the convent.
The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery was started in 1852 during the rural cemetery revolution and is currently 165 acres along the east bank of the Hudson River.
The Reformed Church of Beacon was formerly known as the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. The church was built in 1813 and rebuilt in 1860. The cemetery for the church is located just east of the Beacon train station (next to on-street parking, up a short, steep climb) and has been completely abandoned. The most recent stone I found was from the 1920s.
After posting these photos, I was contacted by someone whose relative’s gravestone I had photographed. I am glad that my photos did some good – because since she is not in the area, she had never seen his headstone before!
The Potter’s Corners Burying Ground is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Route 55 and East Noxon Road (CR-21) in Union Vale, Dutchess County, New York. According to the sign at the cemetery, installed by the Union Vale Historical Society, the cemetery is the site of the Trinity Methodist Church until the 1860s. The oldest stone is marked 1785.
The Nelstad (or Nelstadt) Ready-Mix Concrete Plant, located at 40 Huntington Place, New Rochelle, NY, has been abandoned since early 2011, after declaring bankruptcy. The main concrete manufacturing facility was auctioned off and removed from the property.
On Stewart Airport property is a building that was most recently operated as an Avis rental car business. Previously, it served as an automobile repair facility and a gasoline station. It sits unused on the property.
Maple Grove, located in Poughkeepsie, NY, is part of a collection of farm estates which once lined South Road (Route 9). The mansion was built in 1850, and despite being unoccupied since 1955 and enduring a serious fire in 1985, Maple Grove has managed to survive. Reconstruction and restoration efforts have begun and an appropriate new use is being sought for the building.
Map: Location on Bing Maps
Link: Information about the restoration
According to a plaque on the gate of the property, Upper Landing has been used for over 200 years. The site is located at the mouth of the Fallkill River, where it meets the Hudson River. The site was first used as a mill at the Fallkill River by Dutch settlers circa 1700. Soon after, it was used as a working commercial dock. The Hoffman House was built circa 1740-1780 as a residence, and by 1800 became home to the families that used Upper Landing for mercantile pursuits during the Industrial Revolution. The Reynolds House circa 1820 served dual purposes as a residence and general store at the hub of shipping and passenger services.
This area has recently been re-done as a public park. The structures have been preserved. My photos are from before the public park was created.
The Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center, located on Route 22 in Dover, NY, opened in 1924 to alleviate overcrowding in New York City hospitals. The hospital closed in 1994.
