Old Pump House Ruins ~ Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY
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That is a huge two cycle diesel engine in the stone building . That's why it smelled like oil in there oil and diesel fumes . Wish i could have made out what make the engine was , possible Fairbanks Morse . This was a fantastic little adventure for me thank's very much 👍👍🇺🇸
Great explore Cliff. Imagine converting the old pump/ powerhouse into a home, wouldn't that be awesome.
Thanks for letting me tag along 👊👍
Hi Cliff, a very cool set of ruins and the waterfall and weir were beautiful to see too.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💞
This was a fun adventure! Thanks Cliff.
Ha! I didn't hear you calling me a trespasser, lol...I would have had some sort of comeback :-) maybe. Great video TWW!
The waterfalls were the spillway for the reservoir. All damns need a spillway, no spillway = too much pressure on dam = broken dam. It was a beautiful spillway, much better than a poured concrete spillway.
Sleepy Hollow is a beautiful area for sure, you guys were not to far from Kaaterskills Falls, its a busy place but well worth the hike if u get the chance. ( Catskill Mountain Day tripping) i think was the name of the video i did on it.
Very cool location. Makes me wish I got to see this before I moved to Texas.
That's a giant four cylinder engine in the building huge flywheel with square holes to turn the flywheel to the start position
Really cool ruins! Moist wet ground at the bottom of an earthen dam usually means seepage and failure eventually. The house ruins could have been for the pumphouse keeper and the cement ponds could have been for raising trout for the reservoir. Just guessing. Thanks for sharing. Stay well.
Phil travel up New York to the Adirondacks mountains. Hike Hurricane Mountain. That hike blew my mind.
So many beautiful places to see in PA
This is NY
@@samanthab1923 oh wow that's pretty. I didn't see the entire title lol. Thank you
Marlene Paul It's OK I do the same 😊 but your right. Beautiful spots
Those tanks/basins at about the 8 min mark look like they may have been chlorine contact tanks. Looks like a baffle in the middle to extend flow length which is needed to ensure the chlorine is in contact with the water long enough to disinfect.
Love the old building Cliff so quaint pity it was boarded up
So relaxing to hear running water and the breeze through the trees and nice ladies to accompany you xx
love your videos Thanks
If i remember right on a,stream or river there would be a power house with something like a,water wheel.
Then a pump/ tank house, and then sometimes a bath/kitchen.
That was fabulous. That stone building was fantastic even tho Mother Nature taking it back.. what a lovely area there, those waterfalls were really awesome too. Thanks so much for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
The entire Rockefeller Estate used to be called "Pocantico Hills". It was a huge private estate. At one point it had its own (private) nine hole golf course. My late uncle (who lived in south Salem NY) personally knew David Rockefeller jr. I actually met David at my uncle's house once (circa 1972). He got to play golf on their private course a few times. Of course he always told us about it every time he got "invited" to play there. I believe David is one the trustees of the Park and a curator of the museum. He was interviewed on a (PBS?) documentary about his family that aired a few years ago.
That's really cool. I went to Marymount in Tarrytown. All the Art Majors back then were invited up to see their collection every year.
I always heard about a weird rock formation in North Salem. David Letterman lives there.
I think Kykuit is open to the public now. I remember reading of a boat ride up the Hudson & then a tour. Sounded Devine.
@@samanthab1923 There are quite a few celebs. that live in that area. Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere were my Uncle's neighbors. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon lived in nearby Pound Ridge. George C. Scott and Collen Dewherst also lived in Pound Ridge. My aunt used to chat with Ms. Dewherst at the local market. She made it her business to know what celebs were in the area. Kieth Richards and Anita Pallenberg lived in South Salem for a while. (He talks about it in his bio) Bruce Willis recently purchased a home in nearby Bedford. Martha Stewart has a large estate in nearby Mt. Kisco. I still refer the that area as "Hollywood East".
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a really cool spot, too. Lots of big mausoleum of famous people.
The Rockefeller Mausoleum is in there. October is great up there. They do it up with a live Headless Horseman riding around the old church grounds. 🎃👻
Wow!! Beautiful ruins thank you for taking us along Cliff
Awesome find! too bad ya could not get into the bldgs...the waterfall was gorgeous!
Cool explore, thanks Wandering Woodsman! 🤠👍🏻
In reading a little of this park's history and seeing the machinery in the stone building the dates all fit. That is not a pump house Cliff, but rather it is a hydro-electric generator house. That of course explains the need for the manmade lake. Back in the very late 19th and very early 20th Centuries large estates in rural areas, and this park would have been rather rural then, would had generated their own electricity for the estate. Depending on where they bought the generating equipment from would determine if they were generating AC or DC electricity. However my guess would be that they were generating DC electricity.
Awesome! I love your channel
Awesome Adventure! Stone structures are amazing. 👍
Thanks Cliff, another great adventure.
I'm looking forward to going to some of these places.
Sleepy Hollow used to be N. Tarrytown. It name changed to honor Washington Irving.
Beautiful stucture.Very interesting.Great share.Thanks Cliff🌟
reminds me discovering old mills without d big wheels n Ireland all derelict or gone
Thanks for the video. I hike in Rockefeller State Park Preserve 2 to 3 times a month and I never knew about these ruins. Have to check them out next time I go.
Great video ! Great day ! Looking forward to our next meet ! Stay Safe !
You goes went all over! Don't blame Bob for taking a nap 😆
@@samanthab1923 LOL,,
@@samanthab1923 Lol! He did the same thing for the Walkway Over the Hudson too. Though, when we came back from that one, he was out cold...with my doors locked and keys in the car. Was a bit fun trying to wake him up by tapping loudly on the window. 😂
Very interesting , CLIFF !
Is that still a part of the aqueduct system
Not within the Preserve. This is still on family property.
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Was all that part of the Croton aqueduct?
Yes, part of the old Croton Res trail goes thru the preserve. That is a great trail. All along the Hudson.
I have been crazy busy lately.
You tube has been slacking w my notices
With this new youtube format, on one of your two threads or horizontal scrolls or whatever they want to call them, I can only see the last two weeks of your content? The other is a mish mash totally out of order. Is there some way I can opt for the old format?
Haven't noticed a new format on my end.
Why don't they maintain these structures? They have not cut those trees in 20 years, smh......ggggrrrrrrrrrrr
The main house was knocked down in the 40's. What would they do with them?
A guy asleep in the car;