| 词条 | Palisades Interstate Park Commission |
| 释义 |
| name =Palisades Interstate Park | nrhp_type = nhl | image = Kanawauke.jpg | caption = Lake Kanawauke in Harriman State Park. | location= Fort Lee, New Jersey northward to Palisades, New York | area = | built =1900 | architect= | architecture= | designated_nrhp_type= January 12, 1965[1] | added = October 15, 1966 | governing_body = State | refnum=66000890[2] }} Palisades Interstate Park and its governing body, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, was formed under an interstate compact in 1900 by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster M. Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the destruction of the Palisades by quarry operators in the late 19th century. The Palisades are the cliffs on the west bank of the Hudson River across from and continuing north of Manhattan Island. The commission consists of ten commissioners, five appointed by each governor, who serve staggered five-year terms. HistoryIn 1900, George W. Perkins was appointed chairman of the newly-formed commission by Governor Roosevelt. He hired Major William A. Welch as assistant engineer, and in 1914 named him chief engineer and general manager. Under Welch's leadership, the Palisades Interstate Park grew from the initial {{convert|10000|acre|km2|adj=on}} Bear Mountain State Park to the more than {{convert|40000|acre|km2|adj=on}} Harriman State Park. By 1919 nearly a million people a year were coming to the park. When work started on the park there were no models or precedents for an endeavor of its nature and scope. Welch organized a massive reforestation program, built twenty-three new lakes, {{convert|100|mile}} of scenic drives and one hundred and three children's camps, where 65,000 urban children enjoyed the outdoors each summer. He helped found the Palisades Interstate Park Trail Conference, which later became the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference, and he served as chairman of the Appalachian Trail Conference. The Palisades Interstate Park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The designated area includes the Palisades Park in New Jersey, the Palisades Park in New York State, and the Tallman Mountain State Park in New York State.[1][3] Current scopeThe park system has been expanded over the years to include nineteen state parks and nine historic sites,[4] covering over {{convert|100000|acre|km2}} along more than {{convert|20|mile}} of Hudson River shoreline and beyond. The commission also oversees and operates the Palisades Interstate Parkway, built between 1947 and 1958. State parks{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
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}} See alsoPalisades Interstate Parkway Police DepartmentReferences1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=676&ResourceType=Site|title=Palisades Interstate Park|date=2007-09-18|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}} 2. ^{{NRISref|2007a}} 3. ^{{cite web |url={{NHLS url|id=66000890}} |title=Palisades Interstate Park |date=May 30, 1975 |author=Greenwood, Richard |work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination |publisher=National Park Service}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://palisadesparksconservancy.org/parks.php |title=Parks & Historic Sites |website=Palisades Parks Conservancy |date= |author= |accessdate=October 28, 2015}} Other sources
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