Exhibition on the East Gate and West Gate Toll Houses now at Hudson Area Library

Friday, Sep 22 2017;    Saturday, Sep 23 2017;    Tuesday, Sep 26 2017;    Wednesday, Sep 27 2017;    Thursday, Sep 28 2017;    Friday, Sep 29 2017;    Saturday, Sep 30 2017;    Tuesday, Oct 03 2017;    Wednesday, Oct 04 2017;    Thursday, Oct 05 2017;    Friday, Oct 06 2017;    Saturday, Oct 07 2017;    Tuesday, Oct 10 2017;    Wednesday, Oct 11 2017;    Thursday, Oct 12 2017;    Friday, Oct 13 2017;    Saturday, Oct 14 2017;    Tuesday, Oct 17 2017;    Wednesday, Oct 18 2017;    Thursday, Oct 19 2017;    Friday, Oct 20 2017;    Saturday, Oct 21 2017;    Tuesday, Oct 24 2017;    Wednesday, Oct 25 2017;    Thursday, Oct 26 2017;    Friday, Oct 27 2017;    Saturday, Oct 28 2017;    Tuesday, Oct 31 2017;    Wednesday, Nov 01 2017;    Thursday, Nov 02 2017;    Friday, Nov 03 2017;    Saturday, Nov 04 2017;    Tuesday, Nov 07 2017;    Wednesday, Nov 08 2017;    Thursday, Nov 09 2017;    Tuesday, Nov 14 2017;    Wednesday, Nov 15 2017;
9:00 AM To 5:00 PM

51 N 5th Street

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Hudson Area Library’s History Room in collaboration with Roeliff Jansen Historical Society is featuring an exhibition and video installation of “All Roads to the River: The 1799 Columbia Turnpike and Historic Tollhouses” at the library. Residents of the Hudson and Greenport now have the opportunity to see the summer exhibition that was launched at Roeliff Jansen’s Copake Falls location.

The exhibit in the Community Room of the library includes large colorful panels that explore the story of the Columbia Turnpike and its impact on the history of Columbia County. A separate video installation consists of a presentation given by Peter Cipkowski, President of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society, on the topic. It is viewable at the back of the library where the History Room is located.

“The Columbia Turnpike had a major role in the development of early Hudson and Columbia County,” said Cipkowski. “It was the first turnpike in Columbia County and became part of a giant network of roads designed to promote commerce after the American Revolution.”

Two tollhouses still stand on either end of Route 23 in Columbia County - both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Known as the East Gate (Hillsdale) and the West Gate (Greenport), they marked the beginning and end of Columbia County’s first turnpike, established in 1799 by the New York State Assembly. “Local folks are on a mission to help find a way to rescue and reuse the Greenport and Hillsdale toll houses,” Cipkowski said. “The buildings are irreplaceable cultural resources and can hopefully be put to good use.”

These exhibitions will be on through November and are viewable during library open hours and wheelchair accessible. For more information email brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, call 518.828.1792 x101, or visit the main desk in the library.