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	Springtime in Fort Tryon Park, NYC
		Fort Tryon Park is one of the most beautiful public parks of America -- landscaped with trees, lawns, terraces, rock gardens, paved walks, and many benches, all cleverly ordered in harmonious composition.
		At the sourthern entrance to the park, near Fort Washington Aveune, a large sloping rock garden forms an approach to the stone ramparts marking the site of old Fort Tryon, built in the summer of 1776 and taken in the fall of the same year by the Hessians.
		Margaret Corbin was a hero of the American Revolution; her particular act of bravery was to stand firm against a Hessian advance on one of the hills in the Park.
	www.brorson.com /neighborhood/ParkTourNew.html (610 words)

	Fort Tryon Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is situated on a 67 acre (270,000 m²) ridge in northern Manhattan, with a commanding view of the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, the Palisades and the Harlem River.
		The park is built on a formation of Manhattan mica schist and contains interesting examples of igneous intrusions and of glacial striations from the last Ice Age.
		The lower lying regions to the east and north of the park are built on Inwood marble.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Tryon_Park (434 words)

	Hiking Fort Tryon Park
		Fort Washington (Tryon) was commanded by Colonel Robert Magaw, who optimistically said that he could safely evacuate his 3,000 troops whenever necessary.
		This new park, estimated at from 50 to 60 acres, runs along the high rocky ridge which is the "backbone" of upper Manhattan, overlooking Riverside Drive and the Hudson River to the westward.
		Furthermore, Fort Tryon itself, which was located at the highest point of the ridge, was an old Revolutionary stronghold.
	nynjctbotany.org /lgtofc/lgforttr.html (607 words)

	Fort Washington Avenue @ Seroy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Fort Wash" runs from 159 street & Broadway up past the hospital, past the bridge and 181 street, crests at Bennett Park, dips to 187 street, rises to 190 street and levels out at Margaret Corbin Circle and Fort Tryon Park.
		This playground is actually part of Fort Tryon Park, but could also be filed under 720 Fort Washington Avenue, 190 Street subway station, or here at the top of Fort Washington Avenue.
		This playground is next to 730 Ft Wash and is rarely used and is actually part of Fort Tryon Park.
	www.seroy.com /sys-tmpl/fortwashingtonavenue (178 words)

	History of WaHI: Fort Tryon Park - Washington Heights & Inwood Online
		During the British occupation of the area, the fort in the park was named for the last British Governor of the Province of New York, Major General Sir William Tryon.
		At the northeast corner of the park is the Anne Loftus Playground.
		Peter...I have similar memories of life in Washington Heights and times in Fort Tryon Park, the Cloisters, and sledding down Suicide Hill (I never knew the story behind it...thanks for the info!) I, too, was born in 1950 and went to PS 187.
	www.washington-heights.us /history/archives/000292.html (4454 words)

	Encyclopedia: Fort Tryon Park
		The Cloisters as seen from the Hudson River The Cloisters is one of the museums of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
		William Tryon (January 27, 1729 to 1788) was colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765-1771) and the Province of New York (1771-1780, though he did not retain much power in the colony beyond 1777).
		The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fort-Tryon-Park (1414 words)

	Fort Tryon Park, Fort Washington Park, Bennett Park, the Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge - New York ...
		Today the park is maintained with the help of the New York Restoration Project and the Friends of Fort Tryon Park.
		Fort Washington was lost on November 16th, 1776 in the same pivotal battle that gave control of Manhattan Island to the British.
		Fort Washington Park includes a section of the Manhattan greenway, tennis courts and baseball fields, as well as picnic facilities.
	www.inetours.com /New_York/Pages/Fort_Tryon.html (543 words)

	MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL AT FORT TRYON PARK: Event Profile
		The annual event is sponsored by the City of New York Parks and Recreation and the Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation (a not-for-profit organization).
		The area around the Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market village where knights in armor, jugglers, jesters, magicians, musicians, storytellers, and puppeteers will perform.
		Fort Tryon Park is located in northern Manhattan, just north of the George Washington Bridge.
	www.renaissancefestival.com /viewEvent.asp?eventID=315 (315 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Neighborhoods by Jess Wisloski
		Borders: Fort Tryon Park to the north, Broadway to the east, J. Hood Wright Park/W. 173rd Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.
		Green Space: Fort Tryon Park, at the north end of Hudson Heights, is the largest open area around and features heather gardens filled with wildflowers and butterflies, an open lawn, a café, and the Cloisters, the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art which focuses on Medieval European works.
		James Gordon Bennet Park, in the middle of the area, boasts the highest point in Manhattan and is perfect for dog-walkers and little kids.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0408/wisloski.php (943 words)

	Stein-Perry Real Estate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The N.Y.C. Parks Department is considering reopening the pedestrian walkway closed in the 1970's after a fatal rock-throwing incident.
		Fort Cock-Hill was once located here, on top of the western ridge of Inwood Hill Park, overlooking the Hudson River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek, approximately where the Henry Hudson toll booth now stands.
		According to the NYC Parks Deparment: "In 1864 William B. Isham, a wealthy leather merchant, purchased twenty-four acres along the Kingsbridge Road, now known as Broadway, from 211th Street to 214th Street, and northwest to Spuyten Duyvil Creek." The park has benches and a playground.
	www.steinperry.com /pages/links.php (4284 words)

	FORT TRYON PARK - Historical Sign
		Margaret Corbin (1751—1800?), for whom the park’s drive and the circle near the entrance are named, took control of her fallen husband John’s cannon during the 1776 attack and was wounded during the clash.
		Olmsted designed Fort Tryon Park with promenades, terraces, wooded slopes, and eight miles of pedestrian paths, careful to preserve open areas and the spectacular views of the Hudson and the Palisades.
		The Friends of Fort Tryon Park, a volunteer organization, began clean up and partnership efforts to ensure that the site will continue to be enjoyed for years to come.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12315 (714 words)

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		In 1776, Fort Washington, New York (now Fort Tryon Park) was attacked and her husband was killed.
		In the wake of the 1976 Bicentennial, Corbin's story resurfaced and Fort Tryon Park's plaza and drive were renamed for her.
		She is also commemorated by several bronze plaques within Fort Tryon Park and a bronze statue at West Point.
	www.senate.state.ny.us /pressreleases.nsf/a9c64cb05dda7e7e85256aff006d42c0/663a9e0b2d8f170185256e5100798d5e?OpenDocument (1276 words)

	Community Resources - Columbia University Medical Center
		Dyckman Strret is built over a major geological fault, which cuts through the westernmost ridge, separating Fort Tryon Park from Inwood Hill Park and terminating at the eastern St. Nicholas Avenue ridge.
		Fort Tryon Park and Inwood Hill Park run along the Hudson River while Highbridge park, runs along the Harlem River.
		Parks occupy almost a third of the community, more than in any other community in the city.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /about/guide/community.html (1252 words)

	fort tryon park
		Manhattan, NY Fort Tryon Park, New Leaf Restaurant, and Brent and Amy's apartment are located on the west side of Manhattan, just north of the George Washington Bridge.
		At the entrance to Fort Tryon Park, walk straight through the main promenade along the flower garden.
		On the Park Road, park in the first parking lot you reach - this is right outside New Leaf Cafe.
	www.brandak.com /brak_fttryon.html (201 words)

	Fort Tryon Park - Parks - Visitors Guide - New York
		Named after the last British governor of colonial New York, Fort Tryon Park was a collaborative effort by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., philanthropist and heir to the Standard Oil fortune, and Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., the son of one of the creator’s of Central Park.
		The views from lookout points near the flagpole on the fort and along the park’s many footpaths are second-to-none.
		More vertical than most other parks in the city, its narrow, rugged trails and steep stairways may not be easily passable for the elderly or the disabled.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /pages/venues/145.htm (410 words)

	Fort Washington/Bennett Park, Manhattan's Highest Point
		Heading south on Fort Washington Avenue, we pass the prophetically named Hilltop Pharmacy and run smack into lovely Bennett Park, a pocket of green surrounded by odd, Tudor-style apartment buildings.
		Margaret Stern, 78, a math teacher who's walking her English cocker spaniel in the park, informs us that many people actually miss the decimal point on the plaque and think it says 26,505 feet.
		Remnants of his fort are marked at the south side of the summit grounds.
	www.americasroof.com /nyc-manhattan.shtml (895 words)

	Friends of Fort Tryon Park Online-Visit
		Fort Tryon Park offers magnificent views of the Hudson River, Palisades State Park and the lower Hudson valley - and challenges the notion that Manhattan's most impressive vistas are experienced from high atop its skyscrapers.
		Originally inhabited by the Weckquaesgeek tribe who lived in the area until the early 17th century, this densely forested high ground at the northern tip of Manhattan Island was "Lang Bergh" or Long Hill to the early Dutch colonists.
		During the summer of 1776, the Continental Army called this strategic series of posts along the Hudson Fort Washington, until the Hessian mercenaries fighting for the British forced the troops to retreat.
	hhoc.org /fftp/visit.html (201 words)

	Fort Tryon Park @ seroy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fort Tryon Park is on the site of the former C.K.G. Billings Estate.
		The access to the mansion was so steep that special bricks were used for the driveway which had chamfered edges enabling horses hooves to grip better.
		Jane Schachat and the dedicated Parks Department employees under her charge have done a magnificent job with the parks here and in Inwood.
	seroy.com /sys-tmpl/fttryon/view_all.nhtml (190 words)

	Fort Tryon Park, NYC Photos Gallery - New York City Pics, Images, Photography
		The park itself is located at and around the 190th Street area of Manhattan along the edge of the Hudson River.
		To the south of the park is the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson River and onto NJ.
		This park was named by the British after Sir William Tryon, Major General and the last British governor of the 'then' colonial New York.
	www.nyc-photo-gallery.com /Fort_Tryon_Pk.htm (318 words)

	Fort Tryon Park - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Fort Tryon Park - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Fort Tryon Park is located in Washington Heights, New York City, USA, 40°51.7′ N 73°56′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=40_51.7_N_73_56_W_type:landmark).
		Later it became the private residence of a succession of wealthy owners, including Dr. Samuel Watkins, founder of Watkins Glen, General Daniel Butterfield, Boss Tweed and C. Billings.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Fort_Tryon_Park (412 words)

	Garden Design - Divine Intervention
		She wasted no time in hand-cleaning her own industrial block-front and installing crab apple trees—which had to be planted in giant tubs because of the 19th-century industrial vaults beneath the sidewalk.
		On the other hand, nearby Highbridge Park—a steep, 216-acre sliver of forest rising over the Harlem River, named for a magnificent, still-standing Roman-style aqueduct that was built to bring pure country water to the booming city in 1848—had degraded over the years until it was scorned by all but criminals.
		Car thieves made the park their own, dumping the stripped carcasses of vehicles there by the hundreds.
	www.gardendesignmag.com /article.jsp?ID=2414 (1015 words)

	Margaret Corbin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After her husband was killed, Margaret took over and was badly wounded herself.
		A tablet commemorating her heroism was erected in 1909 in Fort Tryon Park, near the scene of the battle, and the entrance to the park is named Margaret Corbin Circle in her honor.
		A large art-deco mural depicting the battle scene decorates the lobby of nearby 720 Fort Washington Avenue.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Margaret_Corbin (162 words)

	Manhattan: 190th-200th Streets
		In her honor the South Plaza, at the park's southern entrance, was renamed Margaret Corbin Plaza, and a memorial stela and plaque can be found along Margaret Corbin Drive (see photo and text).
		This city park, which feels miles away from Manhattan's hustle and bustle, was designed on the former Billings Estate by Frederick Law Olmsted and his son; the original planting plan was by James Dawson.
		It is mostly maintained by the City Parks Foundation, a private organization, and volunteers such as the Friends of Fort Tryon Park.
	www.columbia.edu /~nad7/neighborhood/190-200.html (855 words)

	NYC Regional Geology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fort Tryon was built as a northern outwork of Fort Washington.
		Around the base of the Cloisters and along the trail between Fort Tryon and the museum are small exposures of mica schist with bands of gneiss.
		It is interesting to note that the highest point in Manhattan is in Bennett Park, along the west side of Fort Washington Avenue between 183rd and 185th Streets, at an elevation of 265 feet.
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /nyc/parks/loc2.htm (470 words)

	Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr.
		Olmsted did not write any books; but his comprehensive reports on the many problems about which he was consulted, and his numerous and arresting articles on professional and sometimes non-professional matters which challenged his active mind, provided a wealth of enduring evidence of the quality of his thinking and of his outstanding contribution.
		Olmsted was primarily concerned with protecting the beauty, dignity and nobility of national park landscapes, and preventing excessive commercialism in the parks.
		Especially noteworthy were his 1928 exhaustive survey and report identifying the opportunities and needs for state parks in California which became a model for other states, and his time-consuming devotion to the work and aims of the Save-the-Redwoods League including developing a market plan for saving the California redwoods.
	www.rpts.tamu.edu /Pugsley/Olmstead.htm (1457 words)

	NYRP \| The Parks \| Fort Tryon Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although Fort Tryon Park is home to The Cloisters, visitors to this soaring, wooded site in upper Manhattan dared not venture beyond the walls of the museum until recently.
		When NYRP won the contract to operate the food concession in Fort Tryon Park for a period of seven years, fine dining turned over a new leaf in northern Manhattan.
		Our New Leaf Café opened in August 2001 and is operated by NYRP with all net proceeds supporting the beautification and maintenance of Fort Tryon Park.
	www.nyrp.org /theparks_forttryon.htm (392 words)

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