The WPA Guide to New York

FOREWORD By Herbert H. Lehman, Governor of New York

GENERAL INFORMATION

CALENDAR OF ANNUAL EVENTS

Part I. The General Background

THE NEW YORK COUNTRYSIDE, By Dixon Ryan Fox

GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY

PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE

CONSERVATION AND RECREATION

ARCHEOLOGY AND INDIANS

NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO

Part II. Cities and Special Points of Interest

SARATOGA SPRINGS

Part III. Tours

TOUR 1: (Greenwich, Conn.)—Port Chester—New Rochelle—New York City [US 1]

TOUR 2: Junction US 202 and US 9W—Suffern—(Morristown, N.J.) [US 202]

TOUR 3: New York City—Suffern—Binghamton—Elmira—Corning—Olean—Salamanca—Jamestown—Westfield [State 17]

Section a. New Jersey Line to Western Junction with US 6

Section b. Western Junction with US 6 to Binghamton

Section c. Binghamton to Elmira

Section d. Elmira to Olean

Section e. Olean to Westfield

TOUR 4: (Danbury, Conn.)—Brewster—Carmel—Peekskill—Goshen—Port Jervis—(Milford, Pa.) [US 6]

Section a. Connecticut Line to Peekskill

Section b. Peekskill to Eastern Junction with State 17

Section c. Eastern Junction with State 17 to Western Junction with State 17

Section d. Western Junction with State 17 to Port Jervis

TOUR 5: Amenia—Millbrook—Poughkeepsie—Kerhonkson [US 44]

Section a. Amenia to Poughkeepsie

Section b. Poughkeepsie to Kerhonkson

TOUR 6: Kingston—Ellenville—Wurtsboro—Port Jervis—(Milford, Pa.) [US 209]

TOUR 7: (Great Barrington, Mass.)—Hillsdale—Hudson—Catskill—Grand Gorge—Oneonta [State 23]

Section a. Massachusetts Line to Catskill

Section b. Catskill to Oneonta

TOUR 8: (Pittsfield, Mass.)—Albany—Cherry Valley—Sangerfield—La Fayette—Auburn—Geneva—Canandaigua—Fredonia—Westfield—(Erie, Pa.) [US 20]

Section a. Massachusetts Line to Albany

Section b. Albany to Sangerfield

Section c. Sangerfield to La Fayette

Section d. La Fayette to Auburn

Section e. Auburn to Western Junction with State 5

Section f. Western Junction with State 5 to Western Junction with US 20A

Section g. Western Junction with US 20A to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 8A: Eastern Junction with US 20—Western Junction with US 20 [US 20A]

TOUR 9: Albany—Berne—Junction with State 30 [State 43]

TOUR 10: (Bennington, Vt.)—Troy—Schenectady—Oneonta—Binghamton [State 7]

Section a. Vermont State Line to Troy

Section b. Troy to Oneonta

Section c. Oneonta to Binghamton

TOUR 11: Albany—Utica—Syracuse—Auburn—Batavia—Buffalo—Dunkirk—(Erie, Pa.) [State 5]

Section a. Albany to Utica

Section b. Utica to Syracuse

Section c. Syracuse to Western Junction with US 20

Section d. Western Junction with US 20 to Buffalo

Section e. Buffalo to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 12: Schenectady—Canajoharie—Utica—Rome—Wampsville [State 5S]

TOUR 13: Schuylerville—Saratoga Springs—Johnstown—Dolgeville—Middleville [State 29]

TOUR 14: Hague—Wevertown—Speculator—Utica [State 8]

TOUR 15: Wevertown—Blue Mountain Lake—Old Forge—Herkimer—Oneonta—Kingston [State 28]

Section a. Wevertown to Blue Mountain Lake

Section b. Blue Mountain Lake to Alder Creek

Section c. Alder Creek to Oneonta

Section d. Oneonta to Kingston

TOUR 16: Jay—Wilmington—Lake Placid—Saranac Lake—Lake Clear Junction [State 86]

TOUR 16A: Lake Placid—Keene—Keene Valley—Junction with US 9 [State 86A]

TOUR 17: Plattsburg—Saranac Lake—Tupper Lake—Watertown—Hannibal [State 3]

Section a. Plattsburg to Tupper Lake

Section b. Tupper Lake to Watertown

Section c. Watertown to Hannibal

TOUR 18: Rouses Point—Malone—Watertown—Syracuse—Binghamton—(Scranton, Pa.) [US 11]

Section a. Rouses Point to Malone

Section b. Malone to Watertown

Section c. Watertown to Syracuse

Section d. Syracuse to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 19: Malone—Massena—Ogdensburg—Watertown [State 37]

TOUR 20: (Montreal, P.Q.)—Plattsburg—Hoosick Falls—White Plains—New York City [State 22]

Section a. Canadian Line to Whitehall

Section b. Whitehall to Hillsdale

Section c. Hillsdale to New York City

TOUR 21: (Montreal, P.Q.)—Rouses Point—Plattsburg—Glens Falls—Saratoga Springs—Albany—Poughkeepsie—New York City [US 9]

Section a. Canadian Line to Lake George

Section b. Lake George to Albany

Section c. Albany to Poughkeepsie

Section d. Poughkeepsie to New York City

TOUR 21A: Albany—Catskill—Kingston—Newburgh—(Jersey City, N.J.) [US 9W]

Section a. Albany to Kingston

Section b. Kingston to New Jersey Line

TOUR 21B: Hudson—Germantown—East Park—Poughkeepsie [State 9G]

TOUR 21C: (HUDSON RIVER BOAT TOUR) Albany—Hudson—Kingston—Poughkeepsie—Newburgh—New York City [Hudson River]

TOUR 22: (Fair Haven, Vt.)—Whitehall—Hudson Falls—Schuylerville—Troy—Junction with US 20 [US 4]

TOUR 23: Ticonderoga—Lake George—Saratoga Springs [State 9N and State 9K]

TOUR 24: Junction with State 8—Wells—Amsterdam—Wright (Sidney’s Corners)—Schoharie—Middleburg—Grand Gorge—Roxbury—East Branch [State 30]

Section a. Junction State 8 to Wright (Sidney’s Corners)

Section b. Wright (Sidney’s Corners) to Grand Gorge

Section c. Grand Gorge to East Branch

TOUR 25: Alexandria Bay—Clayton—Watertown—Boonville—Utica—Norwich—Binghamton [State 12]

Section a. Alexandria Bay to Utica

Section b. Utica to Binghamton

TOUR 26: Maple View—Oswego—Rochester—Lewiston—Niagara Falls [US 104]

Section a. Maple View to Rochester

Section b. Rochester to Niagara Falls

TOUR 27: Sodus Point—Geneva—Watkins Glen—Elmira—(Troy, Pa.) [State 14]

Section a. Sodus Point to Geneva

Section b. Geneva to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 28: Dresden—Penn Yan—Hammondsport—Bath [State 54]

TOUR 29: Pultneyville—Naples—Hornell—(Knoxville, Pa.) [State 21]

Section a. Pultneyville to Wayland

Section b. Wayland to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 30: Rochester—Manchester—Waterloo—Ithaca—Owego [State 2]

Section a. Rochester to Waterloo

Section b. Waterloo to Owego

TOUR 31: Rochester—Bath—Painted Post—(Mansfield, Pa.) [US 15]

TOUR 32: Vernon—Weedsport—Newark—Rochester—Lockport—Niagara Falls [State 234 and State 31]

Section a. Vernon to Rochester

Section b. Rochester to Niagara Falls

TOUR 33: Rochester—Batavia—Buffalo [State 33]

TOUR 34: Junction with US 20A—Dunkirk [State 39]

TOUR 35: North Hamlin—Le Roy—Warsaw—Wellsville—(Galeton, Pa.) [State 19]

Section a. North Hamlin to Warsaw

Section b. Warsaw to Pennsylvania Line

TOUR 36: Olcott—Lockport—Depew [State 78]

TOUR 37: Niagara Falls—Buffalo—Gowanda—(Warren, Pa.) [US 62]

TOUR 38: Buffalo—East Aurora—Yorkshire—Olean—(Bradford, Pa.) [State 16 and State 16A]

TOUR 39: Hamburg—Springville—Salamanca—(Bradford, Pa.) [US 219]

TOUR 40: Poughkeepsie—New York City [State 55, Eastern State Parkway, Bronx River Parkway Extension, Saw Mill River Parkway]

NORTH SHORE TOUR. Queensboro Bridge—Roslyn—Huntington—Kings Park—Smithtown—Smithtown Branch—Port Jefferson—Junction with State 25 [State 25A]

JERICHO TURNPIKE TOUR. Queensboro Bridge—Mineola—Westbury—Smithtown—Ridge—Riverhead—Orient Point [State 25]

CENTER ISLAND TOUR. Queensboro Bridge—Hempstead—Farmingdale—Ronkonkoma—Yaphank—Riverhead—Hampton Bays [State 25, State 24, County Roads]

SOUTH SHORE TOUR. Manhattan Bridge—Valley Stream—Freeport—Sayville—Southampton—Montauk Point [State 27]

Part IV. Appendices