Peebles Island State Park is a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
located at the confluence of the
Mohawk Mohawk may refer to:
Related to Native Americans
* Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York)
*Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people
* Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been ...
and
Hudson rivers in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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. A majority of the park is located in
Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in
Albany County.
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.
[
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the ]Matton Shipyard
Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the per ...
on neighboring Van Schaick Island
Van Schaick Island is an island in the city of Cohoes, New York. Van Schaick is a part of the delta of the Mohawk River at its mouth with the Hudson River. The island has been referred to by numerous names including Quehemesicos, Long, Anthony ...
in the city of Cohoes.[ 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.]
See also
* List of New York state parks
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and ''former'' state parks.
In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preserva ...
References
External links
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New York State Parks: Peebles Island State Park
New York State Bureau of Historic Sites
State parks of New York (state)
Parks in Saratoga County, New York
Parks in Albany County, New York
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York
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