Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

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Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
Hudson River at Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

Hudson River at Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

location Dutchess County , New York , United States
Geographical location 41 ° 51 ′  N , 73 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ 25 "  N , 73 ° 55 ′ 19"  W
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park (New York)
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
Setup date 1934
administration New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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The NYSDEC-Norrie Point Environmental Center.

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is a state park in Dutchess County , New York , in the State Castle area . The state park covers an area of ​​356 acres (1.44 km²). The park is located on the east bank of the Hudson River in the Town of Hyde Park and also extends to Esopus Island .

The park is immediately adjacent to the Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park , so the two parks are mostly referred to as Mills-Norrie State Park .

geography

The park is bounded to the east by New York State Route 9 . The island is a little further south in the Hudson River. To the north, Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingstone Mills State Park borders the park area at Staatsburg. Other nearby sanctuaries include James Baird State Park , Staatsburgh State Historic Site (Dutchess County), Lake Taghkanic State Park , Clermont State Historic Site, and Olana State Historic Site (Columbia County).

history

The park land was donated to the state by Geraldine Morgan Thompson in memory of her sister, Margaret Lewis Norrie . In 1937 a large camp was set up by the Civilian Conservation Corps who found work in the park.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ A b Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ^ 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. 673 (Accessed February 28, 2016).
  4. ^ Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park, Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, and Staatsburgh State Historic Site . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 17th April 2013.
  5. ^ State Parks Commissioner Announces Projects At Mills-Norrie . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. August 16, 2002. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved on October 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project. Dutchess Co., NY: Dutchess County . William Penn Association of Philadelphia, 1937, p. 91 (Retrieved September 25, 2016).

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