Palisades Interstate Park
- Address: W bank of the Hudson River
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1900/00/00 | Theodore Roosevelt | Work | The Palisades Interstate Park Commission is establish by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster M Voorhees of New Jersey to protect the Palisades from quarry activities. | |||
1900/00/00 | George Walbridge Perkins | Commission President | The Palisades Interstate Park Commission is establish by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster M Voorhees of New Jersey to protect the Palisades from quarry activities. | |||
1900/00/00 | Foster Voorhees | Work | The Palisades Interstate Park Commission is establish by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster M Voorhees of New Jersey to protect the Palisades from quarry activities. | |||
1900/09/00 | Theodore Dreiser | Author | With notebook and pencil Dreiser makes a trip to the Palisades. After pondering the resolution of "Sister Carrie" for two hours on a overhanging shelf, he leaves the Palisades with "Sister Carrie" completed. | Sister Carrie | ||
1933/00/00 | John D Rockefeller Jr | Benefactor | John D Rockefeller donates 700 acres of the Palisades' plateau to preserve the view from The Cloisters |
Particulars for Palisades Interstate Park: | |
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Area of Significance | Conservation |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Park |
Sight Category | Site |
Owner | State |
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