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In 1933–34, the first thoughts of a Palisades Interstate Parkway were developed by engineer and environmentalist William A. Welch, who was general manager and chief engineer of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The plan was to build a parkway to connect the New Jersey Palisades with the state parks along the Hudson River in Rockland ...
Check the Palisades Interstate Park map for options. ... Consult the park's map for trail access points and distances. Where to park: The address for High Point State Park is 1480 Route 23, Sussex ...
Arizona Avenue Railway Bridge, part of the Capital Crescent Trail, crosses the C&O Canal in the Palisades. The current Palisades Neighborhood Library opened in 1964 and was renovated in 2018. Battery Kemble was at an elevation on Ridge Road (now Nebraska Avenue). The battery held two 100-pounder Parrott rifles, placed to sweep Chain Bridge and ...
As you hike through the Palisades Interstate Park you might stumble upon a small building that resembles a castle. While it may look like Rapunzel's tower, it is actually a monument that was built ...
On October 19, 1920 local hiking clubs gathered in the Log Cabin atop the Abercrombie & Fitch sporting goods store in New York City.The meeting was proposed by Meade C. Dobson of the Boy Scouts of America and organized by Major William A. Welch, general manager of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to plan a system of hiking trails to make Harriman-Bear Mountain State Park more ...
Pages in category "Palisades Interstate Park system" ... New York–New Jersey Trail Conference; Nyack Beach State Park; P. The Palisades (Hudson River)
Goosepond Mountain State Park, also known as Goose Pond Mountain State Park, [5] is a 1,706-acre (6.90 km 2) undeveloped state park located in Orange County, New York. [2] The park is located within the Town of Chester and is administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission .
Its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park, allowing users to continue along the river bank and alpine paths to the New Jersey/New York state line and beyond. (A connection to the Long Path, a 330-mile (530 km) hiking trail with terminus near Albany, is feasible.)