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Waltus L. Watkins established the 80-acre livestock farm he called Bethany Plantation in 1839. [8] Watkins Mill was built in 1859-1860. Watkins built housing for the mill workers nearby, creating one of the first planned communities in North America. The community was effectively self-sufficient, the mill producing yarn and wool cloth.
Accessible only by boat. Offers dockage, a day-use area and a small campground. [62] Cedar Point State Park: Thousand Islands: Jefferson: 48 acres (19 ha) 1898 [46] 72,601: St. Lawrence River: Includes a campground, beach, and boat launch. [63] Chenango Valley State Park: Central: Broome: 1,112 acres (450 ha) 173,960: Chenango River, Chenango ...
Watkins Glen State Park is in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State.
Watkins Mill may refer to three things in the United States: Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site in Missouri; Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery County, Maryland; Watkins Mill Town Center, a proposed development in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Watson Mill State Park. Watson Mill Bridge State Park is a 1,018-acre (4.12 km 2) Georgia state park located near Comer and Carlton on the South Fork of the Broad River.The park is named for the Watson Mill Bridge the longest original-site covered bridge in Georgia, which spans 229 feet (70 m) across the South Fork of the Broad River.
Waterloo State Recreation Area is the third-largest park in Michigan, encompassing over 21,000 acres (85 km 2) of forest, lakes and wetlands.Located in northeast Jackson County and parts of Washtenaw County, the park is the largest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and features 4 campgrounds, 11 lakes, a nature center, and over 50 miles (80 km) of trails - some for horses, bicycles, hiking ...
The state park's 987 acres (399 ha) include camping and day-use facilities as well as the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1866. [3] The park is a "Cooperating Site" of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
The Corvina Beach Campground, is situated near the center of the park. [3] The recreation area was one of the 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program, not enacted then. [4] The Recreation Area continues to be open to the public.