Decades before she took her fabled name, abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth was born enslaved in Ulster County, NY under the name Isabella.
Covering more than 500 acres and a mile of Hudson River shoreline, the future Sojourner Truth State Park in Kingston, NY, was once an industrial site for production of cement, quarry stone, and ice harvesting. Sojourner Truth State Park will be first new State Park since 2019.
The Palisades Parks Conservancy will host a preview of the new park on Sunday, November 20th. The program will feature a walking tour of the site, with New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation and the design team of the future park.
The program will also feature a conversation with Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor of the Sojourner Truth Statue in Highland, Ulster County, NY.
This event will begin at 2 pm, and is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, click here.
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