Croton Gorge Park
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| Croton Gorge Park | |
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| Type | County park |
| Location | Cortlandt, New York |
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| Size | 97 acres (0.39 km²) |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Operated by | Westchester County, New York |
| Status | Open all year and free of charge |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city: | Croton, NY |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1842 |
| Architect: | Jarvis,John Bloomfield; Multiple |
| Added to NRHP: | June 19, 1973 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73001289 [1] |
| Governing body: | Westchester County Parks |
Croton Gorge Park is a park in Cortlandt, New York. It is owned by Westchester County, New York. It consists of 97 acres at the base of Croton Dam. The Croton Aqueduct Trail begins in the park. Activities include hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, and sledding.
The Croton Reservoir is a historic part of the New York City watershed. It is notable and important in the history of supplying water for the biggest city in the United States of America via the Croton Aqueduct.
The dam, built in 1842, was the first large masonry dam in the United States. It became the prototype for other municipal water supply dams in the eastern United States. The water demand in New York City eventually outstripped the supply that the dam could provide, so the New Croton Dam was begun in 1893 on land purchased from A. B. Cornell. The reservoir has a capacity of 19 billion gallons.[2]
The park offers trails, picnicking, fishing, sledding, a playground and a ball field. The beginning of the Croton River is here.
A big fountain is in the Croton Gorge Park too.
Access Road closed for Repairs: The road to the park (off Route 129) is closed for bridge reconstruction and repaving and has not reopened as of May 30, 2008. Visitors can enter the park via Croton Dam Road while the main entrance is closed. [3]
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[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ New York City Supply Watersheds: New Croton. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ Kensico Closed for Repairs
- http://www.westchestergov.com/parks/parkslocations02/CrotonGorgePark.htm
- http://www.fcwc.org/directory/wcoppnc.htm
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