For over 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park has provided a haven for citizens of the New York metropolitan area. The park system was originally formed to prevent quarries from desecrating the majestic lower Palisades cliffs. Few of the founders could have envisioned the growth of the parks, as land purchases multiplied northward up the Hudson River Valley. Now with over 100,000 unspoiled acres, the parks offer myriad outdoor recreational activities and historic sites that attract more visitors than many major national parks.
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For over 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park has provided a haven for citizens of the New York metropolitan area. The park system was originally formed to prevent quarries from desecrating the majestic lower Palisades cliffs. Few of the founders could have envisioned the growth of the parks, as land purchases multiplied northward up the Hudson River Valley. Now with over 100,000 unspoiled acres, the parks offer myriad outdoor recreational activities and historic sites that attract more visitors than many major national parks.
For over 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park has provided a haven for citizens of the New York metropolitan area. The park system was originally formed to prevent quarries from desecrating the majestic lower Palisades cliffs. Few of the founders could have envisioned the growth of the parks, as land purchases multiplied northward up the Hudson River Valley. Now with over 100,000 unspoiled acres, the parks offer myriad outdoor recreational activities and historic sites that attract more visitors than many major national parks.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 19th September 2007
State: New York
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738554983
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds HISTORY / United States / General
Reviews
Publication: Poughkeepsie Journal Article Title: Hudson Valley Couple Chronicles Park's Past Author: Journal Staff Date: 11/2/2008
"New York's Palisades Interstate Park," by Barbara H. Gottlock and Wesley Gottlock; Arcadia Publishing (128 pages, $19.99).
For more than 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park in Rockland and Orange counties has been a place people in the New York metropolitan area can go to. Compiled by Barbara H. Gottlock and Wesley Gottlock, the book is part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series and features many vintage photographs from the park as well as details about towns that existed on the park land, information about the historic sites and pays special attention to the infrastructure created over a period of 100 years. The Gottlocks, Hudson Valley residents, are retired educators. They are both docents on Bannerman's Island and coordinate volunteers for the island as well.
Author Bio
Wesley Gottlock is a retired educator with a passion for the history of New York City and the Hudson Valley. He and his wife lecture on local history and coordinate tours to Bannerman Island in the Hudson River. This is their fifth book on New York history. Visit GottlockBooks.com to learn more.
Barbara Gottlock is a retired educator who now lectures on New York history and coordinates tours to Bannerman Island in the Hudson River with her husband. This is her fifth book authored with her husband devoted to capturing New York's past. Visit their website at GottlockBooks.com.
For over 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park has provided a haven for citizens of the New York metropolitan area. The park system was originally formed to prevent quarries from desecrating the majestic lower Palisades cliffs. Few of the founders could have envisioned the growth of the parks, as land purchases multiplied northward up the Hudson River Valley. Now with over 100,000 unspoiled acres, the parks offer myriad outdoor recreational activities and historic sites that attract more visitors than many major national parks.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 19th September 2007
State: New York
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738554983
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds HISTORY / United States / General
Publication: Poughkeepsie Journal Article Title: Hudson Valley Couple Chronicles Park's Past Author: Journal Staff Date: 11/2/2008
"New York's Palisades Interstate Park," by Barbara H. Gottlock and Wesley Gottlock; Arcadia Publishing (128 pages, $19.99).
For more than 100 years, the Palisades Interstate Park in Rockland and Orange counties has been a place people in the New York metropolitan area can go to. Compiled by Barbara H. Gottlock and Wesley Gottlock, the book is part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series and features many vintage photographs from the park as well as details about towns that existed on the park land, information about the historic sites and pays special attention to the infrastructure created over a period of 100 years. The Gottlocks, Hudson Valley residents, are retired educators. They are both docents on Bannerman's Island and coordinate volunteers for the island as well.
Wesley Gottlock is a retired educator with a passion for the history of New York City and the Hudson Valley. He and his wife lecture on local history and coordinate tours to Bannerman Island in the Hudson River. This is their fifth book on New York history. Visit GottlockBooks.com to learn more.
Barbara Gottlock is a retired educator who now lectures on New York history and coordinates tours to Bannerman Island in the Hudson River with her husband. This is her fifth book authored with her husband devoted to capturing New York's past. Visit their website at GottlockBooks.com.
