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Hiking the road to ruins : daytrips and camping adventures to iron mines, old military sites, and things abandoned in the New York City area-- and beyond
- Title
- Hiking the road to ruins : daytrips and camping adventures to iron mines, old military sites, and things abandoned in the New York City area-- and beyond / David A. Steinberg.
- Author
- Steinberg, David A., 1962-
- Publication
- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.
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Details
- Description
- 227 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "In this easy to use, informative, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty-five unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations that are mostly within a two-hour drive of New York City. Suitable for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer--as well as anyone that has the desire to explore--Hiking the Road to Ruins has been updated to include detailed directions and GPS coordinates to specific sites as well as many new hikes"--
- Series Statement
- Rivergate regionals
- Uniform Title
- Rivergate regionals.
- Subjects
- Ruined buildings
- Hiking
- Abandoned mines
- Ruined buildings > New York (State) > Guidebooks
- New York (State)
- United States > New York Region
- Guidebooks
- Ruined buildings > New York (State) > New York Region > Guidebooks
- Hiking > New York (State) > Guidebooks
- Abandoned mines > New York (State) > Guidebooks
- Hiking > New York (State) > New York Region > Guidebooks
- Abandoned mines > New York (State) > New York Region > Guidebooks
- TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
- Genre/Form
- Guidebooks.
- Note
- Machine generated contents note: ProloguePreparationLeading and Not Leading HikesUsing GPS1. The Army Tunnels2. Beacon Mountain Casino3. The Boston Harbor Islands4. The C & O Canal5. Camp Hero6. The Cornish Estate7. Cranberry Lake Preserve8. Dennytown Mines9. Doodletown10. Dunderburg Spiral Railway11. Great Camp Santanoni12. Harriman Ruins in Winter13. Island Pond Ranger Cabin14. Mines! All mines!15. Mount Hope Historical Park16. Overlook Mountain House17. The Pergola18. Ramapo Valley County Reservation19. The Roomy Mine20. The Stone Chambers of Mead Farm21. Sylvan Glen Preserve22. Two World's Fairs23. Watchung Reservation24. West Point Foundry25. Places That Aren't Mentioned in this Book.
- Contents
- The army tunnels -- Beacon Mountain Casino -- The Boston Harbor islands -- The C & O Canal -- Camp Hero -- The Cornish estate -- Cranberry Lake Preserve -- Dennytown Mines -- Doodletown -- Dunderburg spiral railway -- Great Camp Santanoni -- Harriman Ruins in winter -- Island Pond ranger cabin -- Mines! All mines! -- Mount Hope Historical Park -- Overlook Mountain house -- The pergola -- Ramapo Valley County Reservation -- The roomy mine -- The stone chambers of Mead Farm -- Sylvan Glen Preserve -- Two world's fairs -- Watchung Reservation -- West Point Foundry -- Appendix: Places that aren't mentioned in this book.
- Call Number
- IR 15-2057
- ISBN
- 9780813565842 (paperback)
- 0813565847 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2014017489
- OCLC
- 878502993
- Author
- Steinberg, David A., 1962-
- Title
- Hiking the road to ruins : daytrips and camping adventures to iron mines, old military sites, and things abandoned in the New York City area-- and beyond / David A. Steinberg.
- Publisher
- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.
- Edition
- Second edition, revised and expanded.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Rivergate regionalsRivergate regionals.
- Research Call Number
- IR 15-2057