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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 ...
The plan was to build a parkway to connect the New Jersey Palisades with the state parks along the Hudson River in Rockland and Orange counties. Welch would soon garner the support of John D. Rockefeller, who donated 700 acres (2.8 km 2) of land along the New Jersey Palisades overlooking the Hudson River in 1933.
Liberty State Park is the most visited of all New Jersey state parks, state forests, and historic sites. Visitors enjoy a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline, as well as closeup views of the ...
Long Pond Ironworks State Park is located in the community of Hewitt, in West Milford, New Jersey, United States.The park is known for its old stone walls, furnaces and other remnants of a once industrious ironworking community that now sits next to the swiftly flowing Wanaque River.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
Pages in category "Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in New Jersey" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The state announced more than $15 million in grants for historic site preservation. The Battleship New Jersey is one of the locations in South Jersey.
High Point State Park consists of more than 16,000 acres of forest as part of the Kittatinny Mountains. Aptly named, the park is home to the highest elevation in New Jersey at 1,803 feet, where ...