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Palisades, New York is a very small hamlet, part of the Town of Orangetown, located in southeastern Rockland County, New York. It borders the Hudson River to the east, Rockleigh and Alpine New Jersey to the south, Tappan to the west, and Sparkill to the north.

The hamlet has no mayor, nor any official legislative bodies. It does, however, have its own library, and post office, with the zip code 10964. It is almost entirely residential with the exception of a small industrial area section on the Tappan border. The area commonly referred to as Snedens Landing, is located within the eastern portion of Palisades between US Route 9W and the Hudson River.

The hamlet has a registered historic district known as the Closter Road - Oak Tree Road Historic District. The district is comprised of the area from the north side of Closter Road and south side of Oak Tree Road approximately 1/2 mile west of US Route 9W in Palisades. (List of Registered Historic Places in Rockland County, New York)

The hamlet's significant institutions include an IBM conference center, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (of Columbia University), and a well-regarded nursing home.

It is the southernmost community in Rockland County.

Tourism

Historical Markers

  • Skunk Hollow, (North of entrance to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) Route 9W.
  • Cliffside
  • Closter Road-Oak Tree Road,
  • Washington Spring Road, Woods Road Historic District

Landmarks and places of Interest

  • Abner Concklin House,
  • Big House,
  • Haring-Eberle House,
  • Little House
  • Sneden's Ferry - The Sneden family operated a ferry at Sneden's' Landing along with Jeremiah Dobbs, who operated from the opposite shore Dobbs Ferry, New York. Begun by Dobbs in 1898. the ferry service was one of the oldest in 'the region and continued until 1944. In 1775. when Martha Washington drove from Mount Vernon to Cambridge, Massachusetts to meet her husband, venerable ferry mistress Molly Sneden (1709-1810) piloted her across the Hudson River.
  • Neiderhurst,
  • Seven Oaks,

Local Organizations and Services

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Emergency Services

Major Roadways and Highways

Famous People From Palisades

(past and present) Coordinates:

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Rockland County, New York
County seat: New City
Towns Clarkstown | Haverstraw | Orangetown | Ramapo | Stony Point
Villages Airmont | Chestnut Ridge | Grand View-on-Hudson | Haverstraw | Hillburn | Kaser | Montebello | New Hempstead | New Square | Nyack | Piermont | Pomona | Sloatsburg | South Nyack | Spring Valley | Suffern | Upper Nyack | Wesley Hills | West Haverstraw
Communities and CDPs Bardonia | Blauvelt | Central Nyack | Congers | Garnerville | Grassy Point | Hillcrest | Jones Point | Ladentown | Monsey | Mount Ivy | Nanuet | New City | Orangeburg | Palisades | Pearl River | Sparkill | Stony Point | Tappan | Thiells | Tomkins Cove | Valley Cottage | Viola | West Nyack
A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small to be considered a village. The name comes from the diminutive of a Germanic word for an enclosed piece of land or pasture.

United Kingdom

In the UK, a hamlet is traditionally defined ecclesiastically.
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Orangetown, New York

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State New York
County Rockland
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 - Town  31.
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Rockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, 12 miles north-northwest of New York City. As of the 2000 census, the population was 286,753. The county seat is New City. The name comes from "rocky land," an early description of the area given by settlers.
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State of New York

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Nickname(s): The Empire State
Motto(s): Excelsior!

Official language(s) None

Capital Albany
Largest city New York City

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Hudson River (Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk or Muhheakantuck)

Looking upriver from the Bear Mountain Bridge


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Rockleigh, New Jersey

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Map highlighting Rockleigh's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
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Borough of Alpine, New Jersey
Map highlighting Alpine's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
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State of New Jersey

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Nickname(s): Garden State[1]
Motto(s): Liberty and prosperity

Official language(s) English de facto

Capital Trenton

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Sparkill is a hamlet in Rockland County, New York, within the town of Orangetown. It contains the Rockland Country Club and Route 9W passes through it.

The town contains the private college of St. Thomas Aquinas College.
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A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "larger", "greater") is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer.

In many systems, the mayor is an elected politician who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of
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library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books.
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I-95/US 1/9/46 in Fort Lee, NJ

Palisades Parkway in Alpine, NJ
I-87/I-287 in Nyack, NY
in Haverstraw, NY
US 6/US 202/PIP in Fort Montgomery, NY
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List of Registered Historic Places in Rockland County, New York:
See also: List of Registered Historic Places in New York


:This list is complete as of the Recent Listings dated June 29, 2007

Rockland County


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International Business Machines Corporation

Public (NYSE:  IBM )
Founded 1889, incorporated 1911
Headquarters Armonk, New York, USA

Key people Samuel J.
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) is a world-class research institution specializing in the Earth sciences and is part of Columbia University. The current director of Lamont is G. Michael Purdy.
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Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Its main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.
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A nursing home or skilled nursing facility (SNF), also known as a rest home
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Dobbs Ferry, New York

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State New York
County Westchester
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 - Village  3.
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered as the first First Lady of the United States.
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Nearest city: Alexandria, VA

Built/Founded: 1757
Architect: George Washington
Architectural style(s): Georgian
Added to NRHP: December 19, 1960

NRHP Reference#: 66000833[1]

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
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State Massachusetts
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141 mi[1] (0 km)
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I-95/US 1/9/46 in Fort Lee, NJ

Palisades Parkway in Alpine, NJ
I-87/I-287 in Nyack, NY
in Haverstraw, NY
US 6/US 202/PIP in Fort Montgomery, NY
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Palisades Interstate Parkway

Maintained by Palisades Interstate Park Commission

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NY Route 340

3.17 mi[1] (0 km)

CR 501 at Palisades

US 9W in Sparkill/Piermont
West of NY 303 in Orangetown
Rockland

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 337

Interstates - U.S.
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Hayden Panettiere

Birth name Hayden Leslie Panettiere
Born July 21 1989 (1989--) (age 18)
Palisades, New York, U.S.A. Height: 5' 1" (1.
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Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series created by Tim Kring. It premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. The show tells the story of several people who "thought they were like everyone else... until they realized they have incredible abilities.
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Jansen Panettiere (born September 25, 1994 in Palisades, New York), younger brother of Hayden Panettiere, is an American actor.

Jansen and his sister Hayden co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Tiger Cruise.
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Lorraine Bracco

Born September 2 1954 (1954--) (age 53)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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