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Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (5,838 ha) New York State Park located in Livingston County and Wyoming County in the western part of the State of New York. [1] [5] The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, following the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge and over several large waterfalls. [6]
The falls are by the Genesee Arch Bridge and run through Letchworth State Park. William Pryor Letchworth once owned a tract and built his Glen Iris Estate in the area that is now part of the park. The town of Portage, New York and the hamlet of Portageville are nearby.
Portage Viaduct below Upper Falls in Letchworth State Park. The Genesee is the remaining western branch of a preglacial system, with rock layers tilted an average of 40 feet (12 m) per mile, so the river flows across progressively older bedrock as it flows northward.
The number one spot went to Letchworth State Park, also known as the "Grand Canyon of the East," in western New York. The park attracts about 650,00 visitors each year to its three major ...
The Portage Viaduct, officially known as the Genesee Arch Bridge and also known as the Portage Bridge, is a steel arch railroad bridge over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park, Livingston County, New York. It is the third bridge at this location: the original timber bridge burned in 1875 and was replaced by an iron bridge, which lasted ...
This section of new valley is a spectacular gorge with three scenic waterfalls, that is now the site of Letchworth State Park. Portions of other preglacial valleys can be seen both east and west of the Genesee, occupied now by lakes. The remnants of these valleys were buried by glacial drift.
The site has now been designated Letchworth State Park and is a major tourist attraction, with the lower entrance at Portage. The First Universalist Church of Portageville, also known as The Portageville Chapel, is a historic Universalist church in Portageville, Wyoming County, New York.
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