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Sparkill is a hamlet in Rockland County, New York, within the town of Orangetown. Route 9W passes through it.
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Historical Markers
- Fremont Monument, Rockland Cemetery - Kings Highway
- Hopson Swan Estate
- Saint Charles A.M.E. Zion Church - 432 Valentine Avenue
- Stonehurst - 65 Rockland Road
[edit] Landmarks and places of Interest
- John Moore's Mill - Site on Sparkill Creek below Route 9W Viaduct, Sparkill-In early 1800s John Moore, a black American, operated a saw and grist mill and from 1810-15, a caning mill. A person of many skills. he is regarded as having made some of the finest millwheels in Rockland County.
- Rockland Cemetery - 201 Kings Highway - The cemetery was created in 1847, by Eleazar Lord, author, educator and first president of the Erie Railroad. Buried here are veterans of the American Civil War and later wars; John Charles Frémont, the Pathfinder; engineer Henry Honychurch Gorringe, and local physician Dr. George A. Leitner.
- Tallman Mountain State Park - Route 9W
- The Christ Episcopal Church of Piermont - 416 Valentine Avenue - This stone church was built in 1865. It is Rockland’s first established Episcopal Church. The first service was held in 1847 in a converted warehouse.
- Rockland Country Club
- St. Thomas Aquinas College
[edit] External links
Sparkill Civic Association
Coordinates: 41°01′52″N, 73°55′37″W
