Walkway Over the Hudson Oral History
The Hudson River Valley Institute worked throughout 2008-2009 with Walkway over the Hudson and the Dyson Foundation to create an oral history of the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge. The following interviews were conducted with individuals who are, or were, connected with the effort to save this treasure, as well as historians, scientists, former railroad engineers, and area residents who had a story to tell about the bridge in their life.We have provided a PDF transcription of each interview below, and will be adding audio files soon.
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Michael Asbill , artist |
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Dick Coller , vice chair, Walkway board |
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Dave Conover , Education Director Clearwater |
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Nancy Cozean (Video excerpt, courtesy of Walkway Over the Hudson) |
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Craig Fisher , Professor, Marist College |
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Richard Foy former President, Marist College |
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Steve Gould |
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Richard & Keenan Humphrey , Hudson River Rowing Association |
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Suzanne Isaksen , Maybrook Historian |
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Tom Lake , Environmentalist/Professor Dutchess County Community College |
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Father Richard La Morte , Chaplain, Marist College, former Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
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Ed Loedy , Architect |
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Carleton Mabee , Historian and Author |
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Tony Marano (Video excerpt, courtesy of Walkway Over the Hudson) |
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Shirley McClintock , descendent of bridge engineer John O'Rourke |
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Peter Mclachlan |
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Judy Moran , Walkway Board member, he father worked on the bridge |
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John Mylod , environmentalist |
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Michael O’Connor , attorney |
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Fred Pizzuto , New York State Bridge Authority |
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David Ringwood , Community Foundation of Dutchess County |
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Edward Ringwood , whose uncle fought the fire on the bridge |
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David Rocco , Walkway Board member |
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Louis Rossi |
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Bernard Rudberg , author and railroad historian |
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Fred Schaeffer , Chairman, Walkway Over the Hudson |
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Peter Sala , sailor, salvage yard operator, real estate agent |
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Matt Smith , volunteer, diver |
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Ned Sullivan , President of Scenic Hudson |
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Harold Tartell , firefighter, fought the 1974 fire |
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Andrew and John Tkazyik , owner of Andy's Place and Mayor of Poughkeepsie |
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Milo Tsukroff , former Walkway board member |
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Vivian Wadlin , former Walkway board member, publisher of About Town |
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Mary Yankajtis , educator (Video excerpt, courtesy of Walkway Over the Hudson) |
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Louis Zuccarello , Professor, marist College |
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Additional Resources
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Adriance Memorial Library Local History Collection Finding Aid |
