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The Lawrence-Tonetti Waterfall: A History of Peanut Leap Cascade from Snedens Landing to Palisades Interstate Park
The Historical Society of Rockland County Invites You to Join Us for
The Lawrence-Tonetti Waterfall: A History of Peanut Leap Cascade
from Snedens Landing to Palisades Interstate Park
When: Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1 pm
Where: HSRC History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956
Price: $5 (space is limited, and reservations are required; includes admission to the
38th Annual Holiday Exhibition)
Join Francesca Costa, Palisades Interstate Park Public Historian; HSRC Programming Director
Jennifer Rothschild; and John Ratcliff, grandson of the sculptors Mary Lawrence and François Tonetti as they tell the story of The Waterfall and how it has become a popular hiking trail within the park.
This slide presentation and panel discussion explores the fascinating history of The Waterfall, a natural feature enhanced by Lawrence and Tonetti in the early 20th century with stream-fed pools, a Roman-style pergola, and sculptural fountainheads. Once part of the larger Lawrence property in Snedens Landing, it became a favorite spot for moonlit gatherings of guests who arrived by boat, including fellow sculptors and painters, as well as the renowned architects Charles McKim and Stanford White, who helped design the pergola.
This magical spot is now contained within the Palisades Interstate Park, where thousands of hikers pass by its ruins as they descend the Shore Trail to the Hudson River.
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LocationHistorical Society of Rockland County (View)
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956
United States
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