The park includes 1,469 acres (5.94 km2) that was once the 19th-century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal Plum. Islip's founder, William Nicoll, originally built his estate on this property. The Long Island State Park Commission, led by Robert Moses, expropriated the property in 1924, an action found to be illegal by the state's highest court on the grounds that the law did not permit such expropriation when the Commission did not have the funds to pay for the property; however, in the meantime, the Commission had retained control of the property.[5] Despite opposition from wealthy local residents, the parkland was finally purchased by New York State with the aid of a donation from August Heckscher. The park officially opened in February 1929.[1][3]
Beginning in 1972 and continuing until 2008, the New York Philharmonic played at Heckscher State Park as part of its free "Concerts in the Parks" series. The annual event was held on summer evenings in an open field near the campground and was open to the public. In 2009, the New York Philharmonic chose to cancel the event for the summer of that year due to financial constraints. After one year without a concert at the park, the Long Island Philharmonic was able to put on a successful performance in 2010. The new generation of concerts commenced with a theme of American composers, including George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa, John Williams, and Billy Joel.
Park descriptionEdit
View from beach to the Great South Bay
Heckscher offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, playing fields and a disc golf course, recreation programs, hiking and biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, a boat launch, and a food concession. It includes the Heckscher Forest, a dedicated disc golf course established in the summer of 2014. The park formerly offered a campground with tent and trailer sites, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool, which were closed due to budget cuts.
Heckscher State Park is known as the "Home of the White-tailed Deer", as deer are fairly populous throughout the park.[citation needed] Additionally, about 280 bird species can be observed in the park.[6]
^ ab"Heckscher State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^ ab"Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 672. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ abNatural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 19.[permanent dead link]
^"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
^"Pauchogue Land Corp. v. State Park Comm (243 NY 15)". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^"Birds of Heckscher State Park" (PDF). NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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For the NRHP registered local park in Huntington New York see Heckscher Park Huntington New York Not to be confused with Heckscher State Parkway This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Heckscher State Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Heckscher State Park is a 1 657 acre 6 71 km2 state park 2 on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County New York USA Heckscher State ParkDunes in Heckscher State ParkLocation of Heckscher State Park within New York StateShow map of New YorkHeckscher State Park the United States Show map of the United StatesTypeState parkLocationHeckscher Parkway Field 1 East Islip New York 1 Nearest cityEast Islip New YorkCoordinates40 42 N 73 10 W 40 70 N 73 16 W 40 70 73 16Area1 657 acres 6 71 km2 2 CreatedFebruary 1929 1929 02 3 Operated byNew York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic PreservationVisitors982 530 in 2014 4 OpenAll yearWebsiteHeckscher State Park Contents 1 History 2 Park description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe park includes 1 469 acres 5 94 km2 that was once the 19th century estates of George C Taylor and J Neal Plum Islip s founder William Nicoll originally built his estate on this property The Long Island State Park Commission led by Robert Moses expropriated the property in 1924 an action found to be illegal by the state s highest court on the grounds that the law did not permit such expropriation when the Commission did not have the funds to pay for the property however in the meantime the Commission had retained control of the property 5 Despite opposition from wealthy local residents the parkland was finally purchased by New York State with the aid of a donation from August Heckscher The park officially opened in February 1929 1 3 Beginning in 1972 and continuing until 2008 the New York Philharmonic played at Heckscher State Park as part of its free Concerts in the Parks series The annual event was held on summer evenings in an open field near the campground and was open to the public In 2009 the New York Philharmonic chose to cancel the event for the summer of that year due to financial constraints After one year without a concert at the park the Long Island Philharmonic was able to put on a successful performance in 2010 The new generation of concerts commenced with a theme of American composers including George Gershwin Leonard Bernstein John Philip Sousa John Williams and Billy Joel Park description Edit nbsp View from beach to the Great South BayHeckscher offers a beach picnic tables with pavilions a playground playing fields and a disc golf course recreation programs hiking and biking fishing cross country skiing a boat launch and a food concession It includes the Heckscher Forest a dedicated disc golf course established in the summer of 2014 The park formerly offered a campground with tent and trailer sites as well as an Olympic sized swimming pool which were closed due to budget cuts Heckscher State Park is known as the Home of the White tailed Deer as deer are fairly populous throughout the park citation needed Additionally about 280 bird species can be observed in the park 6 The park is accessible by the Heckscher State Parkway and falls within the district protected by the Great River Fire Department The Long Island Greenbelt Trail starts its 31 mile 50 km route in Heckscher State Park It ends in Sunken Meadow State Park See also EditList of New York state parksReferences Edit a b Heckscher State Park NYS Office of Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation Retrieved September 1 2016 a b 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 672 Archived from the original PDF on September 16 2015 Retrieved February 19 2016 a b Natural Heritage Trust New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation New York State Council of Parks amp Recreation 1975 Fifty Years New York State Parks 1924 1974 Natural Heritage Trust p 19 permanent dead link State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility Beginning 2003 Data ny gov Retrieved September 1 2016 Pauchogue Land Corp v State Park Comm 243 NY 15 Retrieved February 3 2020 Birds of Heckscher State Park PDF NYS Office of Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation Retrieved September 1 2016 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heckscher State Park New York State Parks Heckscher State Park Long Island Philharmonic at Heckscher Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heckscher State Park amp oldid 1175974025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
