Peebles Island State Park
Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre (0.77 km2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.[5][6]
| Peebles Island State Park | |
|---|---|
View of the Mohawk River from Peebles Island State Park | |
Location of Peebles Island State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 1 Delaware Avenue Waterford, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Waterford, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°46′55″N 73°41′10″W / 42.782°N 73.686°W |
| Area | 190 acres (0.77 km2)[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 115,344 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Peebles Island State Park |
Peebles (Peobles) Island | |
| Location | Junction of Mohawk and Hudson rivers, Waterford, New York |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1630 |
| Architect | Kosciuszko, Thaddeus |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001265[4] |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
Description
Peebles Island State Park includes hiking and cross-country ski trails, as well as earthworks dating from the Revolutionary War and a visitors' center detailing the island's industrial history. The park also offers picnic tables with pavilions, river views, and fishing access.[1]
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in the city of Cohoes.[7]
Headquarters for New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites as well as the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services are located within the park.[1] Contained within a converted factory complex on the island known as the Peebles Island Resource Center, the headquarters serve as a home to conservators, archaeologists, historians and others tasked with preserving historic locations within New York.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Peebles Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Peebles Island State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Peebles Island State Park Trail Map" (PDF). NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ . New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education (New York State Museum). May 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Bureau of Historic Sites". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
External links
- Media related to Peebles Island State Park at Wikimedia Commons
- New York State Parks: Peebles Island State Park
- New York State Bureau of Historic Sites