Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
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Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is a state park
in Westchester County, New York
. It was formerly known as Mohansic Park and Mohansic State Park and is situated in Yorktown
, about 40 miles from New York City
. The park was created in 1922 on the former site of the Mohansic State Hospital
.
The park offers biking, a boat launch and boat rentals, disc golf, fishing, hiking, ice skating, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground and playing fields, a pool, recreation programs, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing, and a food concession. There are numerous trails suitable for running as well.
would pollute the watershed. This helped Westchester County acquire the entire park in 1922.
In 1923, Westchester grew over 20,000 species of pine, spruce and evergreen trees on the park grounds for transplantation in other Westchester parks. During the Great Depression
, a Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp was placed in the park, several buildings from which remain today. In 1957, New York State acquired the property and renamed it Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park in 1982.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state 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 beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. It was formerly known as Mohansic Park and Mohansic State Park and is situated in Yorktown
Yorktown, New York
Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York about north of midtown Manhattan. The town lies on the north border of Westchester County...
, about 40 miles from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The park was created in 1922 on the former site of the Mohansic State Hospital
Mohansic State Hospital
Mohansic State Hospital was a hospital which existed near Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York...
.
The park offers biking, a boat launch and boat rentals, disc golf, fishing, hiking, ice skating, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground and playing fields, a pool, recreation programs, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing, and a food concession. There are numerous trails suitable for running as well.
History
The state acquired the park land between 1909 and 1922. The land south of Crom Pond and Mohansic Lake was acquired in 1908 for the New York State Training School for Boys. North of Crom Pond and Mohansic Lake was acquired in 1909 by the State Hospital Commission. There was concern that having a hospital so close to the New Croton ReservoirNew Croton Reservoir
The New Croton reservoir is a narrow reservoir in Westchester County, New York, lying approximately north of New York City, for which the reservoir supplies water. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the Croton Watershed....
would pollute the watershed. This helped Westchester County acquire the entire park in 1922.
In 1923, Westchester grew over 20,000 species of pine, spruce and evergreen trees on the park grounds for transplantation in other Westchester parks. During the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, a Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
Camp was placed in the park, several buildings from which remain today. In 1957, New York State acquired the property and renamed it Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park in 1982.