Geo Beck | How an ancient lake built New York City @Geobeck | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 25 minutes ago.
When you look at a brick building, you probably don’t think of a giant glacial lake that existed over 10,000 years ago…but after watching this video, you will.
Did you know that at the end of the last ice age, there were several large glacial lakes in New York filled with melt water? One of those lakes is called Lake Albany, which eventually flooded out into the ocean and became the Hudson River. The Hudson Valley is rich in history, both geologic and human, and in this story you’ll see one of the many ways they intertwine.
Thank you very much to Rachel Whitlow, Executive Director at Haverstraw Brick Museum, and Dana Dalton from Hutton Brickyards for your time and support in creating this video!
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If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
This part of the Statue of Liberty is over 600 million years old: youtube.com/watch?v=jZM2fc3GVzQ
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&t=0s
New England's ancient tropical seafloor is built into our cities: youtube.com/watch?v=maQuu54Saf8&t=0s
A Note: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more details involved in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time. They are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel. I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them. Thanks for watching!
Here are some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in-depth about this topic:
huttonbrickyards.com/history
haverstrawbrickmuseum.org
time.com/6155326/great-fire-new-york-city-manhattan-history
nytimes.com/2021/05/21/nyregion/brickyards-nyc-hudson-valley.html
scenichudson.org/viewfinder/10-facts-about-hv-bricks
hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/01/11/feat-of-clay-looking-back-at-the-once-mighty-hudson-valley-brick-industry
neversinkmuseum.org/articles/hudson-river-brick-makers
brickcollecting.com/hudson.htm
Image sources:
digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/2128
digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-c60c-d471-e040-e00a180654d7
huttonbrickyards.com/history
haverstrawbrickmuseum.org
When you look at a brick building, you probably don’t think of a giant glacial lake that existed over 10,000 years ago…but after watching this video, you will.
Did you know that at the end of the last ice age, there were several large glacial lakes in New York filled with melt water? One of those lakes is called Lake Albany, which eventually flooded out into the ocean and became the Hudson River. The Hudson Valley is rich in history, both geologic and human, and in this story you’ll see one of the many ways they intertwine.
Thank you very much to Rachel Whitlow, Executive Director at Haverstraw Brick Museum, and Dana Dalton from Hutton Brickyards for your time and support in creating this video!
subscribe for more vids ➭ bit.ly/geobeck
Follow me on Instagram: @geobeckly instagram.com/geobeckly
Follow me on TikTok: tiktok.com/@geobeckly
My website: geo-beck.com
If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
This part of the Statue of Liberty is over 600 million years old: youtube.com/watch?v=jZM2fc3GVzQ
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&t=0s
New England's ancient tropical seafloor is built into our cities: youtube.com/watch?v=maQuu54Saf8&t=0s
A Note: The scientific topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more details involved in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time. They are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel. I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them. Thanks for watching!
Here are some sources that you can take a look at if you’re interested in learning more in-depth about this topic:
huttonbrickyards.com/history
haverstrawbrickmuseum.org
time.com/6155326/great-fire-new-york-city-manhattan-history
nytimes.com/2021/05/21/nyregion/brickyards-nyc-hudson-valley.html
scenichudson.org/viewfinder/10-facts-about-hv-bricks
hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/01/11/feat-of-clay-looking-back-at-the-once-mighty-hudson-valley-brick-industry
neversinkmuseum.org/articles/hudson-river-brick-makers
brickcollecting.com/hudson.htm
Image sources:
digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/2128
digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-c60c-d471-e040-e00a180654d7
huttonbrickyards.com/history
haverstrawbrickmuseum.org
