Editing Piermont, New York (section)

==History==
[[File:Piermont NY TZee Bridge Apr-2004.jpg|thumb|left| Piermont Pier, south of the [[Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)|Tappan Zee Bridge]]]]

[[Sparkill Creek]] cuts through the north end of the [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|Hudson Palisades]], providing easy access to the fertile valley of the unnavigable upper [[Hackensack River]]. "Tappan Landing," "Tappan Slote", or "Taulman Landing," as the little port on the [[Hudson River]] was called,<ref name=GNIS/> thus became the original port for southern Orange County. The valley in the Palisades created by the creek also provided an obvious route for the [[Erie Railroad]]'s first-built line (now known as the [[Piermont Branch]]), which originated at [[Suffern, New York]], to reach eastward to the Hudson (with water connection to [[New York City]]). The railroad built a long pier into the river near the creek in 1839 as its principal terminal.  The pier and the nearby mountains suggested a new name for the community, which was incorporated as a village in 1850.  During [[World War II]] the pier was the ferry terminal to which troops from [[Camp Shanks]] marched in order to be transported to [[New York Port of Embarkation]] piers for transfer to overseas transports bound for the [[European Theater]].{{sfn|The Sunday Gazette|(June 5, 1994)|p=G2}} A memorial plaque notes that history at the pier.{{sfn|The Sunday Gazette|(June 5, 1994)|p=G2}}

Late in the 20th century, Piermont became a modest [[Tourist destination|tourist attraction]] for [[day-tripper]]s from New York City, particularly those bicycling on [[New York State Bicycle Route 9|Bike Route 9]].

===Recent Developments===