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In 1839, the last land in Western New York was sold off to local investors and settlers, and the Batavia office was closed. [2] Land sales in Pennsylvania were concluded in 1849, [7] and in 1856, the Philadelphia headquarters closed. [2] The company was formally dissolved in 1858. The town of Holland, New York was named after the company. [29]
A giraffe named April was born in 2002 at the Catskill Game Farm.. Upon the closing of the Catskill Game Farm in October 2006, April was first sold to Adirondack Animal Land, in Vail Mills, New York; and then to Animal Adventure Park, in Harpursville, New York, in 2015, where she resided until her death on April 2, 2021.
The Buffalo Creek Reservation was a tract of land surrounding Buffalo Creek in the central portion of Erie County, New York. [1] [2] It contained approximately 49,920 acres (202.0 km 2) of land and was set aside for the Seneca Nation following negotiations with the United States after the American Revolutionary War.
The area consists of low ridges and agricultural, woodlots, and developed areas. Elevation varies from about 540 feet (160 m) to about 680 feet (210 m). 21 ponds within the Game Lands are popular for trout fishing. [1] [2] Besides hunting and fishing, the Game Lands is popular for horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and bird watching.
The Erie Triangle is a roughly 300-square-mile (780-square-kilometre) tract of land that was the subject of several competing colonial-era claims.It was eventually acquired by the U.S. federal government and sold to Pennsylvania so that the state would have access to a freshwater port on Lake Erie.
The Commonwealth had twenty game preserves but the game population was still extremely low, so Pennsylvania restocked the Game Lands with game from other states and Canada. Today, the Commission has set aside almost 1.5 million acres (610 thousand hectares) as State Game Lands. [1]
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Other nearby protected areas include Pennsylvania State Game Lands 106, 110, 280, Appalachian National Scenic Trail and Weiser State Forest. Nearby communities include the boroughs of Kutztown and Lenhartsville , and populated places Bowers , Dreibelbis , Eagle Point, Grimville , Kempville , Klinesville, Krumsville , Mengel, Mill Creek Corner ...