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Preview The New Sojourner Truth State Park in Kingston on Sunday

November 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sojourner Truth State Park 1Decades 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. [Read more…] about Preview The New Sojourner Truth State Park in Kingston on Sunday

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Abolition, Highland, Hudson River, Kingston, Palisades Parks Conservancy, Sojouner Truth, Sojourner Truth State Park, Ulster County, womens history

Neversink River Management Plan Comments Sought

July 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Neversink River Unit Management Plan MapThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of the Draft Neversink River Unit Management Plan (UMP) for public comment. The plan guides the future uses and management of approximately 8,644 acres of DEC-managed public lands within the Neversink River Unit in the towns of Forestburgh and Mamakating in Sullivan County, and Highland and Wawarsing in Ulster County, NY. [Read more…] about Neversink River Management Plan Comments Sought

Filed Under: Recreation, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: camping, Catskills, DEC, fishing, Forestburgh, Highland, hiking, Mamakating, Neversink River, Neversink River Unique Area, Ulster County, Wawarsing

BFW Road Trip: Charlottesville, VA, James Monroe’s Highland

August 7, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldBetween 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as President of the United States. Four of them hailed from Virginia.

Many of us know details about the lives and presidencies of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison. But what do we know about the life and presidency of the fourth Virginia president, James Monroe?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Sara Bon-Harper, Executive Director of James Monroe’s Highland, joins us to explore the public and private life of James Monroe. [Read more…] about BFW Road Trip: Charlottesville, VA, James Monroe’s Highland

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Early America, Early American History, Highland, James Monroe, Podcasts, Public History, United States, Virginia

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