Croton Gorge Park
Croton Gorge Park | |
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Type | County park |
Location | Cortlandt, New York |
Coordinates | 41°13′34″N73°51′21″W/ 41.226139°N 73.855833°W |
Area | 97 acres (39 ha) |
Created | 1964 |
Operated by | Westchester County, New York |
Open | All year and free of charge |
Croton Gorge Parkis a park inCortlandt, New Yorkowned and operated byWestchester County.It consists of 97 acres (39 ha) at the base ofNew Croton Dam,which is one of the largesthand-hewnstructures in the world(after theGreat Pyramidsand theGreat Wall of China).[1]The park is a popular venue forfishing,picnicking,sleddingandcross country skiing.[2]TheOld Croton Trailbegins in the park, which also includes a baseball field and an impressive fountain occasionally operated with high pressure water from the reservoir. The fountain was reopened in 2000 after having been out of service since the mid twentieth century.
The road over the top of the dam is one of four arteries for crossing the Croton River (only three of the bridges connect to public roads at both ends). Following theSeptember 11 attacksin 2001, this road has been closed to non-emergency vehicles as a security precaution, though it remains open to pedestrians and bicycles, and a popular local venue. Previously, school buses had used the road as the best route available.
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[edit]- ^"When originally constructed in 1906, the New Croton Dam was the largest in the world. To this day it is the third largest hand-hewn structure in the world, trailing only the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall of China".smithsonianmag.Smithsonian Magazine.Retrieved2022-05-08.
- ^"Croton Gorge Park".Westchester County Parks.Retrieved2010-02-20.