Peter Parker's Secret LbNA #47055 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 3, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Beacon |
| County: | Dutchess |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Spookysuki  |
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| Found by: | ARTHUR II |
| Last found: | Sep 16, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFa |
| Last edited: | May 3, 2009 |
Directions from 84: Take exit 11 to Beacon NY. Turn onto Route 9D South (Wolcott Avenue) and continue on that road past Main Street Beacon and towards Cold Spring.
When 9D (Wolcott Avenue) takes a sharp left turn towards Cold Spring, look for the intersection with Howland Avenue.
There you’ll see the parking lot to Mount Beacon Park. Go in, park and check info kiosk to learn a little bit of Mount Beacon history.
Proceed on foot up the road to the remains of the old Station House. Here again you can read up on Mount Beacon’s colorful history.
Go up the metal stairs that follow the remains of the old incline railway.
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Sixty miles north of New York City are the remains of what was once the world's steepest incline railway.
The funicular at Mount Beacon was built in 1902. Designed by the Otis Elevator Company, it had two cars with a capacity of about 50 passengers each. When one car started its climb up the 2,384 foot track, the other would start heading down. About halfway up the mountain, the track split into a double track section where the cars would pass each other.
The trip to the 1,540 foot summit took about 40 minutes. Once at the top, visitors could spend the day at the casino, or sit on the veranda overlooking the Hudson River and the town of Beacon below.
In 1908, the 60-room Beacon crest Hotel was built next to the casino. Silent film director D.W. Griffith filmed "The Red Man's View'' there in 1909, and in later years stars such as Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford vacationed there.
Disaster struck on October 17, 1927, when a fire destroyed the casino and hotel. Although the railway continued operating through the years afterward, it never regained its popularity. It was finally abandoned in February 1978.
After years of vandalism and neglect, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Unfortunately, a fire in September 1983 destroyed the last remnants of the abandoned railway.
Today, the site is part of Hudson Highlands State Park, and is a popular hiking destination. The only traces of the incline railway are foundations of the buildings, and rusting machinery in the ruins of the power house at the summit. A non-profit organization, Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society, hopes to rebuild the railway someday.
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When stairs end, look around...this is the first of many magnificent views of Beacon and the Hudson River from this mountain.
Continue up the red trail. About 500 yards up you will walk past the intersection with the yellow trail, continue to your right, still on the red trail as it continues to zig zag up the mountain.
Up, up, up you go!
Enjoy some small groves of white birch and dogwood trees as you continue on your way. The day we planted the box we saw about a dozen tiny orange salamanders, which we safely moved off the trail. My three year old was in heaven!!
Once at the top of the mountain, go to the ruins of the old motor house for the incline railroad. Facing the river take the old slate stairs down the left side of the structure and enter it from the opening on that side.
Once inside, you’ll see the large rusted metal wheels (gears) that once pulled the cars of the incline railway up the mountain. Stand next to the wheel closest the edge of the mountain.
Step into the hollow area under the wheel. Once in the hollow, face the city of Beacon with your back towards the wheel.
Below your left hand, find a hollow cavity in the stone foundation...There you’ll find Peter Parker’s Secret covered with old bricks.
Please cover it up really well. This is a well visited site and we don’t want any accidental finds.
Now that you’ve found your treasure, walk around and explore the ruins of the old hotel that once stood on the top of Mount Beacon. Early in Spring the Columbine will be in full bloom...In early Summer, the wild blueberries will give you one more reason to linger.
Now you know why we live here!!!
MY VERY COOL STAMP HAS BEEN TAKEN ALONG WITH THE STAMP PAD, BUT THE LOG BOOK IS STILL THERE AND FOLKS HAVE BEEN COMING AND STAMPING IT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GO UP THIS BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN AND STAMP THE PAD. I'M REPLACING THE STAMP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT DON'T LET THIS STOP YOU FROM VISITING THIS AMAZING PLACE.
When 9D (Wolcott Avenue) takes a sharp left turn towards Cold Spring, look for the intersection with Howland Avenue.
There you’ll see the parking lot to Mount Beacon Park. Go in, park and check info kiosk to learn a little bit of Mount Beacon history.
Proceed on foot up the road to the remains of the old Station House. Here again you can read up on Mount Beacon’s colorful history.
Go up the metal stairs that follow the remains of the old incline railway.
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Sixty miles north of New York City are the remains of what was once the world's steepest incline railway.
The funicular at Mount Beacon was built in 1902. Designed by the Otis Elevator Company, it had two cars with a capacity of about 50 passengers each. When one car started its climb up the 2,384 foot track, the other would start heading down. About halfway up the mountain, the track split into a double track section where the cars would pass each other.
The trip to the 1,540 foot summit took about 40 minutes. Once at the top, visitors could spend the day at the casino, or sit on the veranda overlooking the Hudson River and the town of Beacon below.
In 1908, the 60-room Beacon crest Hotel was built next to the casino. Silent film director D.W. Griffith filmed "The Red Man's View'' there in 1909, and in later years stars such as Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford vacationed there.
Disaster struck on October 17, 1927, when a fire destroyed the casino and hotel. Although the railway continued operating through the years afterward, it never regained its popularity. It was finally abandoned in February 1978.
After years of vandalism and neglect, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Unfortunately, a fire in September 1983 destroyed the last remnants of the abandoned railway.
Today, the site is part of Hudson Highlands State Park, and is a popular hiking destination. The only traces of the incline railway are foundations of the buildings, and rusting machinery in the ruins of the power house at the summit. A non-profit organization, Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society, hopes to rebuild the railway someday.
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When stairs end, look around...this is the first of many magnificent views of Beacon and the Hudson River from this mountain.
Continue up the red trail. About 500 yards up you will walk past the intersection with the yellow trail, continue to your right, still on the red trail as it continues to zig zag up the mountain.
Up, up, up you go!
Enjoy some small groves of white birch and dogwood trees as you continue on your way. The day we planted the box we saw about a dozen tiny orange salamanders, which we safely moved off the trail. My three year old was in heaven!!
Once at the top of the mountain, go to the ruins of the old motor house for the incline railroad. Facing the river take the old slate stairs down the left side of the structure and enter it from the opening on that side.
Once inside, you’ll see the large rusted metal wheels (gears) that once pulled the cars of the incline railway up the mountain. Stand next to the wheel closest the edge of the mountain.
Step into the hollow area under the wheel. Once in the hollow, face the city of Beacon with your back towards the wheel.
Below your left hand, find a hollow cavity in the stone foundation...There you’ll find Peter Parker’s Secret covered with old bricks.
Please cover it up really well. This is a well visited site and we don’t want any accidental finds.
Now that you’ve found your treasure, walk around and explore the ruins of the old hotel that once stood on the top of Mount Beacon. Early in Spring the Columbine will be in full bloom...In early Summer, the wild blueberries will give you one more reason to linger.
Now you know why we live here!!!
MY VERY COOL STAMP HAS BEEN TAKEN ALONG WITH THE STAMP PAD, BUT THE LOG BOOK IS STILL THERE AND FOLKS HAVE BEEN COMING AND STAMPING IT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO GO UP THIS BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN AND STAMP THE PAD. I'M REPLACING THE STAMP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT DON'T LET THIS STOP YOU FROM VISITING THIS AMAZING PLACE.