Of Irvington, New York, 1849,1860 by Rohit T
The Hudson River Railroad and the Development of Irvington, New York, 1849,1860 By Rohit T. Aggarwala Introduction Close by Sunnyside is one of those marvelous villages with which America abounds: it has sprung up like a mushroom, and bears the name Irvington, in compliment to the late master of Sunnyside. A dozen years ago, not a solitary house was there .... Piermont, directly oppos ite, was then the sole terminus of the great New York and Erie Railway, and here seemed to be an eligible place for a village, as the Hudson River Railway was then almost completed. Mr. Dearman had one surveyed upon his lands; streets were marked out, village lots were measured and defined; sales at enormous prices, which enriched the owner, were made, and now upon that farm, in pleas ant cottages, surrounded by neat gard ens, several hundred inhabi tants are dwelling .... Morning and evening, when the trains depart for and arrive from New York, many handsome vehicles can be seen there. This all seems like the work of magic. O ver this beautiful slope, where so few years ago the voyager upon the Hudson saw only woodlands and cultivated fields, is now a populous town. The own ers are chiefl y business in [sic] of N ew York, whose counting rooms and parlours are within less than an hour of each other. - Benson J. Lossing, The Hudson, 18661 Tht Hudson River Rail road and the Development of Irvington, New York, 1849- 1860 51 Irvington, New York, was created by the coming of the Hudson River Railroad.
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