James Baird State Park
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The golf course and clubhouse at James Baird State Park
James Baird State Park is a state park in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The park is located in the northern part of the Town of LaGrange, east of City of Poughkeepsie.
The park is named after James Baird, the donor of the land. Baird, who held a Ph.D. in Engineering, formed the construction company that erected the Lincoln Memorial and the Folger Shakespeare Library. He donated his land to the state in 1939 for a park.
The park offers picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, hiking and biking, a nature trail and nature center, cross-country skiing, and a food concession. A sports complex that offers softball, volleyball, basketball, golf, and tennis is also included in the park.
The park formerly included a large community swimming pool, which was filled in by park management in the 1980s. Today, the bathhouse and concession buildings still stand, locked up and unused. The former pool area is bounded by rows of large elm trees.
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- New York State Parks: James Baird State Park
- New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: James Baird State Park
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Coordinates: 41°41′09″N 73°47′51″W / 41.68583°N 73.79750°W
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