Does anyone know of any hikes that include a ghost town?

[DougPaul]

We walked through a virtual town with cellar holes, stone and terra-cotta walls, dams and even a concrete path. I never knew this area was there. It's now Hudson Highlands State Park, but I don't know what 19th century town it was. I guess Google will tell.

Anyone know what the history of this place is?

Don't have any specifics, but when I investigated (via web searches) Breakneck Ridge, I found quite a bit of historical info.

Doug

 

[Papa Bear]

Cornish Estate?
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/219098/bull-hill-mt-taurus-.html

I've hiked it, it's somewhat in the valley in between Bull Hill and Breakneck Ridge. lots of carriage roads and various foundations in different states of ruin.
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Jay

Yes. The Cornish Estate (an old dairy farm) must be the place a little ways east (uphill) of the turn-off to Taurus (Bull Hill). It's just below the reservoir/lake whatever. An AMC group was lunching there and they said it was an old dairy farm.

The other stuff, maybe 1/2 mile further west (down hill) is evidently the quarrying town mentioned in the Summit Post blurb

I knew Jay would know.

 

[DrewKnight]

Came across a gallery of photos of the town of Livermore in its prime

I remembered this thread from a couple years ago... have been meaning to get up to the Sawyer River area to check out Livermore. This gallery provides some interesting context, if you're thinking of heading there too:

http://photos.whitemountainhistory.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery=219958&mid=7349350&mt=Photo

 

[Little Rickie]

Fronteer Town but I don't know if many of the buildings are still standing and the old iron works just before the Upper Works Trailhead is kind of cool.

http://www.frontiertown.net/frontiertown/seefrontiertowntoday.html

http://www.institutionalgreen.org/frontiertown/

http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2010/04/adirondack-wild-west-ned-buntline-to.html

http://www.adirondackjourney.com/Upper_Works.htm

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/ny/trail_870.php

This is the best one

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ny/tahawusoradirondak.html

 

[gram]

Great White Mt site

http://whitemountainhistory.org/

Drew, I also just recently discovered this site - not just good for photos, but also for old maps, etc.

 

[REK]

Slightly off topic but appropriate

Peeling was a "hill town". The hilltops and high ridges got more sunlight and warmer temps than the low valleys thereby giving them a longer growing season. The road leading through the town was a main road then.
Pawtuckaway had a small village and some very interesting history.
Bob