Program originally aired Monday, June 16, 2014. Clare Sheridan interviewed Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell, and Allan Beers, (Rockland County’s Division of Environmental Resources). They discussed the past, present and future of the Dutch Garden in New City.
See a photo essay of the Dutch Garden here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C5KppgMimw
This little-known “secret” garden was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) park project designed by the renowned landscape architect Mary Mowbray Clarke, a native of West Nyack. It was executed by the master brick mason Biagio Gugliuzzo of Garnerville. A recipient of Better Homes and Gardens magazine's "Garden of the Year" designation in 1935, Dutch Garden is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 10:10 am on WRCR radio 1300 AM (live streaming at: www.WRCR.com).
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, starts streaming new episodes on the third Monday of each month at 10am. From October 2010 to May 2025, the program aired after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com.
Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms and at our website.
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.
