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Digital image of newsclipping with photo regarding the re-opening of Sybil's Cave, December 14,1937.
2005.078.0232
2005.078
Durstewitz, Anthony & Kathy
Gift
Gift of Anthony & Kathy Durstewitz
n/a
1937 - 1937
Hoboken
Date: 1937-1937
Display Value: Fair Notes: Photos 2005.078.0232 ==== Young Explorers 'Rediscover' Sybil's Cave. They're flocking to see Sybil's Cave in Hoboken, at foot of Castle Point along River rd., again, just as crowds came to inspect it in the old days. Historically famous as the place where Hendrik Hudson landed when he sailed up the river he discovered 307 years ago, and as the locale of Edgar Allen Poe's poem, "Marie Roget"--based on the finding of the body of Mary Rogers, slain sweetheart of a sailor, in the vicinity-it is again to public view. This photo shows boys "exploring" the cave's dark recesses. Many flocked there yesterday after reading of the "reopening" in Hudson Dispatch. For more than 50 years it was a "private" cave, hut the building over its entrance has been demolished. Once it was a popular restaurant and resort, but changing times caused its abandonment. Original or Copy: Digital Copy Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2005-11-12