Peebles Island State Park
| Peebles Island State Park | |
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View of the Mohawk River from Peebles Island State Park | |
  Location of Peebles Island State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location |
1 Delaware Avenue Waterford, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Waterford, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°46′55″N 73°41′10″W / 42.782°N 73.686°WCoordinates: 42°46′55″N 73°41′10″W / 42.782°N 73.686°W |
| Area | 191 acres (0.77 km2) |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 115,344 (in 2014)[2] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | |
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Peebles (Peobles) Island | |
| Location | Junction of Mohawk and Hudson rivers, Waterford, New York |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1630 |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001265[3] |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
Peebles Island State Park is a 191-acre (0.77 km2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York State. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.[4][5]
Park description
Peebles Island State Park includes hiking and cross-country ski trails, as well as earthworks dating from the Revolutionary War and a visitors' center detailing the island's industrial history. The park also offers picnic tables with pavilions, river views, and fishing access.[6]
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in the city of Cohoes.[7]
Headquarters for New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites as well as the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services are located within the park.[6] Contained within a converted factory complex on the island known as the Peebles Island Resource Center, the headquarters serve as a home to conservators, archaeologists, historians and others tasked with preserving historic locations within New York.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Peebles Island State Park - Getting There". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Peebles Island State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Peebles Island State Park Trail Map" (PDF). Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- 1 2 NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Peebles Island State Park". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Grants Announced to Preserve Historic Shipyard and Canal Boat". New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education (New York State Museum). May 18, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Bureau of Historic Sites". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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