. A state park plan for New York, with a proposal for the new park bond issue. Parks. BEAR MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND 11. THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK The Palisades Interstate Park was created in 1900 by the states of New York and New Jersey to stop the destruction of the Palisades of the Hudson and preserve them for a park. In 1906 the reservation was extended to take in Hook Mountain and in 1910 again extended north to Newburgh and westward to include the Ramapo Momitains. It is controlled by an unpaid commission appointed by the governors of two states and supported by appropriations from the sta
. A state park plan for New York, with a proposal for the new park bond issue. Parks. BEAR MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND 11. THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK The Palisades Interstate Park was created in 1900 by the states of New York and New Jersey to stop the destruction of the Palisades of the Hudson and preserve them for a park. In 1906 the reservation was extended to take in Hook Mountain and in 1910 again extended north to Newburgh and westward to include the Ramapo Momitains. It is controlled by an unpaid commission appointed by the governors of two states and supported by appropriations from the states and gifts. To date, 1922, $15,376,, including the value of land donated, has been put into the park in acquiring lands and general development work. Of this amount. New York state supplied $6,866,; New Jersej^, $1,006,, and private contributors, $7,502, There are 1,060 acres in New Jersey extending for twelve miles along the Hudson River, 550 acres in the Blauvelt tract, west of Nyack, 780 acres in the Hook Mountain-Rockland Lake section, 33,950 acres in the Bear Mountain-Harriman section and 850 acres in the Storm King section. The development work has all been done by the Commis- sion's own force and all the park activities are conducted by this force. It is organized into eight dejiartments, operating under a general manager, each department being in charge of a sala- ried superintendent and directed by one of the ««;.:;? â .^Aâ â â â ⢠WB SagHliil BEAR MT. INN BEAR MT. LANDING 18. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York state association. Committee on state park plan. [New York, M. B. Brown printing & binding co. ]
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