Clarence Fahnestock State Park
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Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
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| location | Columbia County (New York) , Dutchess County , New York (State) , United States | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 7 ′ N , 73 ° 31 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1929 | |
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park (also: Fahnestock State Park ) is a state park in the area of Putnam and Dutchess Counties in the US state of New York . The park covers an area of 14,337 acres (58.02 km²) and offers hiking trails, a swimming beach at Canopus Lake , and numerous outdoor activities at four ponds and two lakes. The main part of the park is in northern Putnam County between the Taconic State Parkway and US Route 9 .
In winter, part of the park is operated separately as the Fahnestock Winter Park , and the Taconic Outdoor Education Center is a permanent facility .
history
In 1929 Ernest Fahnestock donated the land with an area of 2400 acres (9.7 km²) in memory of his brother Clarence, who died of the Spanish flu after the First World War while he was treating patients himself.
During the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 , the park was the protagonist of a satirical “imagined monologue” published by McSweeney's Internet Tendency .
geography
The state park extends over the heavily hilly area east of the Hudson River , where numerous mountain ranges run in a north-south direction. There are numerous streams, rivers, lakes and ponds between the individual heights. To the west, the mountain ranges that accompany the Hudson River are joined by the Hudson Highlands Park and to the east, the California Hill State Forest complements the reserve. Streams that drain the area include Trout Creek , Clove Creek, and Canopus Creek . The forests are part of the Northeastern Coastal Forests ecoregion .
In the park there are picnic areas with pavilions, a playground, leisure activities, a nature trail, hiking and biking trails, opportunities to hunt turkeys and fishing spots, as well as a campsite and a boat ramp with the option of renting boats.
Fahnestock Winter Park
The Fahnestock Winter Park is open from December to March, depending on the weather conditions. There are offers for sledding, skiing and other activities.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . In: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2014, p. 671. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved on April 9, 2016).
- ↑ Clarence banner Stock Memorial State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Rob Kleckner: I am Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, and this government shutdown is my time to shine . October 3, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ↑ DM Olson, E. Dinerstein: Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth. In: BioScience 2001, vol. 51, 11: 933-938. Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. | doi = 10.1641 / 0006-3568 (2001) 051 [0933: TEOTWA] 2.0.CO; 2.
