Peebles Island State Park
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Peebles Island State Park
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 View of the Mohawk River from Peebles Island State Park. |
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| location | Waterford , New York (State) , United States | |
| surface | 77 ha | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 73 ° 41 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1973 | |
| administration | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Amherst | |
Peebles Island State Park is a state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers in the parish of Waterford , New York , United States. The park covers an area of 190 acres (77 hectares ), the largest part of which is on the eponymous island of Peebles Island (also Peobles Island ) and belongs to Saratoga County . The smaller part of the park belongs to Albany County .
geography
Peebles Island makes up the bulk of the park, with the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in Cohoes also belonging to the park. The Mohawk River forms several arms at this point before it joins the Hudson River.
On the grounds of the park are the headquarters of the New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites and the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services in a converted factory. In the so-called Peebles Island Resource Center there is also a visitor center on the industrial history.
Freetime activities
The park offers hiking trails, ski trails, entrenchments from the American Revolutionary War and the visitor center that provides information about the history of the island. There are also picnic areas and fishing opportunities.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 16, 2015 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. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government 2014. Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9: 673
- ↑ Peebles Island State Park Trail Map . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Grants Announced to Preserve Historic Shipyard and Canal Boat Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education (New York State Museum) 2007.
- ^ Bureau of Historic Sites . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
