Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is a 356-acre (1.44 km2) state park[1] in Dutchess County, New York in the USA. The park is located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Hyde Park.
History
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park was donated to New York State by Geraldine Morgan Thompson in memory of her sister, Margaret Lewis Norrie. In 1937 a large Civilian Conservation Corps Camp housed the young men who were developing the area into a recreational center.[2]
Nearby state parks and historic sites
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park (Dutchess County)
- James Baird State Park (Dutchess County)
- Staatsburgh State Historic Site (Dutchess County)
- Lake Taghkanic State Park (Columbia County)
- Clermont State Historic Site (Columbia County)
- Olana State Historic Site (Columbia County)
See also
References
- ↑ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ↑ Dutchess County, American Guide Series, (WPA), The William Penn Association of Philadelphia, 1937
External links
Coordinates: 41°51′25″N 73°55′19″W / 41.857°N 73.922°W
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