a murder that took place near Our Town at a cliff known as Lovers Leap. In the 1949 radio drama version the location was changed to New York City and the murder site was The Palisades. The 1988 Neil Simon play Rumors takes place in Sneden's Landing. Tourism Historical markers Skunk Hollow (North of entrance to Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory), Route 9W. Cliffside (Palisades, New York) (NRHP) Closter Road-Oak Tree Road Historic District (NRHP) Washington Spring Road-Woods Road Historic District (NRHP) Places of interest Abner Concklin House (NRHP) Big House (NRHP) Haring-Eberle House (NRHP) Little House (NRHP) Sneden's Ferry – The Sneden family operated a ferry at Sneden's Landing along with John Dobbs, who operated from the opposite shore Dobbs Ferry, New York. Begun by Dobbs in 1698, the ferry service was one of the oldest in the region and continued until 1944. In 1775, when Martha Washington and her son John Parke Custis, George Washington's stepson, drove from Mount Vernon to Cambridge, Massachusetts to meet her husband, venerable ferry mistress Mollie Sneden (1709–1810) piloted her across the Hudson River. Neiderhurst (NRHP) Seven Oaks Estate (NRHP) Local organizations and services Palisades's significant institutions include an HNA conference center, the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory (of Columbia University), and a well-regarded nursing home. There is also a library and community center. Emergency services Palisades is served by the Orangetown Police Department, the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps., and the Sparkill-Palisades Fire Department. Education Students in the Hamlet of Palisades attend South Orangetown Central School District. Palisades is home to the Red Owl Academy daycare, which was formerly the Palisades School Building. The building is owned by the South Orangetown Central School District. High school-aged students attend Tappan Zee High School in nearby Orangeburg. Dominican College and St. Thomas Aquinas College are located in nearby Orangeburg and Sparkill respectively. Major roadways and highways U.S. Route 9W Palisades Interstate Parkway [no exit in Palisades] NY Route 340 Transportation Palisades is served by Rockland Coaches (also known as the Red & Tan Lines, operated by Coach USA), with frequent bus service via Route 9A to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal and via Route 9W/9T to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. The bus travels down Oak Tree Road and has its main Palisades bus shelter at the intersection of Oak Tree Road and Route 9W. Traveling northbound on these routes provides local service to locations throughout eastern Rockland