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  2. Letchworth State Park - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Mount Morris Dam - Wikipedia

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    It is located at the northern end of Letchworth State Park, south of Rochester, New York in the towns of Leicester and Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. It is the largest dam of its type east of the Mississippi River and its purpose is to mitigate downstream flooding between Mount Morris and Lake Ontario. [1]

  4. Portage Viaduct - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. USA Today readers name top 10 state parks in the US - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Genesee River - Wikipedia

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    The river contains several waterfalls in New York at Letchworth State Park and Rochester. The river was historically used as a border between the lands of the Seneca to the east and the Erie and Wenro to the west. Later, the river provided the original power for the Rochester area's 19th century mills, and still provides hydroelectric power for ...

  7. Finger Lakes Trail - Wikipedia

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    Letchworth Trail - 25.2 miles (40.6 km) - Letchworth State Park, Mt. Morris, NY to Portageville, NY (FLT Main Trail) Bristol Hills Trail - 54.2 miles (87.2 km) - Ontario County Park, Naples, NY to Mitchellsville, NY (FLT Main Trail) Crystal Hills Trail - 47.2 miles (76.0 km) - South Bradford, NY to Mid State Trail at PA border.

  8. Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park - Wikipedia

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    Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park (8LE337) is a 188.2 acre [1] Florida State Park that preserves the state's tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound, which is 46 feet (14 m) high. It is estimated to have been built 1100 to 1800 years ago.

  9. Glen Iris Inn - Wikipedia

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    Webster and some special guests eventually planted large varieties of trees and flowering bushes throughout the park, including white and red pines, oaks, and dogwoods. Letchworth bequeathed his 1,000-acre (4 km 2) estate to New York in 1906, and the tract now forms the heart of Letchworth State Park. In 1914, Letchworth's home became a country ...