Tivoli Bay - Hudson River Reserve, NY

Cultural History

Native Americans inhabited the Hudson River Estuary corridor more than 5,000 years ago, and archaeological sites have been excavated within this component. The primary industries in the area in the 18th and early 19th centuries were transportation (rail and ship) and agriculture (crops and milling). Brick manufacturing was an important early 19th century industry. By the end of the 19th century extensive portions of the shoreland had been converted to large estates, many of them still standing today.