 The station is also close to the original entrance gate to Sloatsburg 's <unk> Farm . The house in the nearby mountainside was built around 1900 as an estate for Nicholas T. Brown , a local alderman from Paterson , New Jersey . This estate and farm gave a panoramic view of the countryside around Sloatsburg . The house was demolished during the construction of the New York State Thruway in 1956 . The steel bridge over the Ramapo River and the wooden bridge over Sloat 's <unk> were removed as they had become hazardous . Today , all that remains are the stone pillar entranceway , and a walking trail to the nearby Sloat 's Dam . The gateposts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with the remaining mill and dam structures since they used the same stonework . 
