Created 1934 (1934) Address Staatsburg, NY 12580, USA | Area 356 acres (1.44 km) Visitors 203,730 (in 2014) | |
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Location 9 Old Post RoadStaatsburg, New York Similar Ogden Mills & Ruth Livi, Staatsburgh State Historic S, Mills Norrie State Park, Hudson River Islands St, Bristol Beach State Park | ||
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is a 356-acre (1.44 km2) state park in Dutchess County, New York in the United States. The park is located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Hyde Park and also includes Esopus Island.
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Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is adjacent to Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, and the two parks are collectively known as Mills-Norrie State Park.
HistoryEdit
The park's lands were donated to New York State by Geraldine Morgan Thompson in memory of her sister, Margaret Lewis Norrie. A large Civilian Conservation Corps camp existed at the park in 1937, housing workers that were developing the park's facilities.
Nearby state parks and historic sitesEdit
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Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA