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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.
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.
Watkins Glen State Park is a 778-acre park with a 400-foot-deep (120 m) [10] narrow gorge featuring 19 waterfalls throughout less than two miles. It is considered a "flagship" park by the State of New York. [11]
The park encompasses a recreation trail that follows abandoned railroad grades and canal towpaths between Watkins Glen and Horseheads. The trail is level and finished with crushed limestone, and is wheelchair-accessible. [2] The trail is open year-round, and allows for walking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. [3]
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The park bears the name of Royal and Sally Carpenter Watkins, the first settlers to farm the area, who are known to have participated in the Underground Railroad in the years leading up to the Civil War. In 2016, the state acquired a portion of their former lands in Norvell Township using $2.9 million from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.
Watkins Glen can refer to: Watkins Glen, New York, a village in New York state; Watkins Glen International, an automobile race course near the village; Watkins Glen State Park, a state park in Watkins Glen, New York; Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, an outdoor rock festival held "Woodstock-style" outside Watkins Glen, New York in 1973
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