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The Bellefield mansion in Hyde Park, #NewYork. The oldest portion of the house dates to 1795 and was built for Judge John Johnston. In 1885, New York State Senator Thomas Newbold acquired the property. In the early 1900s, the main house was remodeled in the Colonial Revival style, a number of buildings and features were added, and a formal walled garden was designed by landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand. Most of these changes were completed by 1917, and the overall landscape still appears much as it did during that time. The #Bellefield estate is adjacent to and north of the Roosevelt home, Springwood. Bellefield became part of the Home of Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site in 1975 when its owner, Gerald Morgan Jr. (grandson of Thomas Newbold), donated a portion of the Bellefield estate to the @NationalParkService. The park preserves 75 acres of the former Bellefield estate. Scenic Hudson protects an additional 86-acre parcel of the former estate. The mansion currently serves as park headquarters for Home of Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site. #ny #nyhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #FindYourPark #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #explore #exploreny #history #nationalparkservice #goparks #nps #nps103 #nationalparkgeek #explore #nationalpark #natinalhistoricsite #iloveny #hydepark #hydeparkny #hudsonrivervalley #hudsonrivervalleynha #smallparksaturday #architecture #archi_ologie (at Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEac2mVDUqb/?igshid=6f5ce0za5i3q

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It’s been almost exactly four years since we have been to the National Park sites in Hyde Park, #NewYork, so yesterday we revisted the three sites that are located within a few miles of each other. All of the buildings are currently closed, but the grounds are open. The second I am featuring is Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. #Springwood, as the house is named, was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original section of the home is believed to have been built about 1800. Roosevelt's father, James, purchased the property in 1866. Over the next 34 years, many improvements and additions were made to the house. In 1915, the final major addition and remodeling of the house took place under the guidance of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his mother Sara, which gives the home a Colonial Revival appearance. In 1943, Roosevelt donated the estate to the American people and the National Historic Site was established January 15, 1944. The site is also home to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the first presidential library in the United States, dedicated June 30, 1941. #ny #nyhistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #FindYourPark #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #explore #exploreny #history #nationalparkservice #goparks #nps #nps103 #nationalparkgeek #explore #nationalpark #optoutside #franklinroosevelt #natinalhistoricsite #iloveny #hydepark #hydeparkny #hudsonrivervalley #hudsonrivervalleynha #smallparksaturday (at Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CESo-iojUUN/?igshid=ns1ycw7ujrm6

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The soldier's huts at Jockey Hollow, part of @morristownnps, in Harding Township, #NewJersey. George Washington ordered huts, like these replicas, to be built to the standards of 14 feet wide by 16 feet long, with front walls 6.5 feet tall to the eaves. Each hut was home to 12 soldiers. The National Park Service protects natural, cultural, and historical resources like Jockey Hollow so that we can all enjoy them for generations to come. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #nps #nps103 #goparks #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #jerseycollective #njspots #explorenj #architecture #archi_ologie #morristownnps #soldiershuts #jockeyhollow #morriscountynj #smallparksaturday (at Jockey Hollow) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6GSixjFpk/?igshid=1uqbweqfq62wk

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Today in #history: @joshuatreenps in Riverside County and San Bernardino County, #California was declared a U.S. National Monument #OTD August 10, 1936 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was redesignated a National Park on October 31, 1994. After boundary expansions in 1950 and 1994, today the park covers 1,238 square miles, slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island and is named for the Joshua trees which are native to the #park. The park encompasses parts of two deserts: the higher Mojave Desert and lower Colorado #Desert. If you are wondering how the Joshua tree was named, according to legend, Mormon pioneers in the mid-nineteenth century considered the limbs of the Joshua trees to resemble the upstretched arms of Joshua leading them to the promised land. Since then, the name has stuck. #ca #cahistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #FindYourPark #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #explorepa #history #nationalparkservice #goparks #nps #nps103 #nationalparkgeek #explore #nationalpark #optoutside #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #nature #wnpa1938 (at Joshua Tree National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDunlBkjQ88/?igshid=15bt64fezdnk5

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The David Wills House in Gettysburg, #Pennsylvania was built in 1816, and purchased by Wills in 1859 as both his home and law office. On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln finished his speech and spent the night at the home before delivering the Gettysburg Address the next day at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. The restored home opened as a #museum in 2009 as part of @gettysburgnps. #pa #pahistory #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #FindYourPark #travelblog #travelblogger #blog #blogger #explorepa #history #nationalparkservice #goparks #nps #nps103 #nationalparkgeek #explore #gettysburgpa #gettysburg #nationalpark #optoutside #davidwillshouse #gettysburgnmp #oldhouselove #architecture #archi_ologie #gettysburgnps #nationalmilitarypark (at David Wills House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-x47vYj-dF/?igshid=1fooh8s9h3mnw

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At the Blue Mountain Lake area in @delwatergapnps. Before the property was acquired for the failed Tocks Island Dam, a development of about 375 homes was built around the man-made lakes, fed by underground springs. The original plans were ambitious; 10,000 homes would be built and 3,000 acres of virgin land preserved for recreation. The homes, built between 1956 and 1969, were relocated or torn down after the federal government acquired the property. Roads were also laid out and some of them are trails around the lake today. You can also see telephone poles (some standing, some chopped down), remains of stone walls, and clearings where houses were located. Nearby Crater Lake (a natural lake) was also planned as a lake community. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #nps #nps103 #goparks #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #jerseycollective #njspots #delawarewatergap #OptOutside #FindYourPark #mydwgnra #smallparksaturday #nature #bluemountainlake (at Lower Blue Mountain Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_9xlojGPQ/?igshid=1c1tnxqspsdzk

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Beginning Wednesday, May 20, 2020, @morristownnhp will reopen access to Jockey Hollow and New Jersey Brigade Areas with certain restrictions in place. The following areas will be open from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm daily: * Jockey Hollow Area parking lots at the Visitor Center, Wick House, and Soldier Huts, and New Jersey Brigade/Cross Estate Area parking lot. * Jockey Hollow Tour Road * Soldier Huts * All 27 miles of hiking trails * Equestrian trail use (5 trailer spaces at the visitor center parking lot only) There are other restrictions/closures in effect. Visit the social media pages for Morristown National Historical Park or their web site, www.nps.gov/morr for the most up to date information. If you visit, remember to follow the #leavenotrace principles. Photo is of the Stark's Brigade monument at Jockey Hollow constructed circa 1900 by Emory McClintock, a wealthy insurance executive. He owned this portion of land where Stark's Bridgade camped at Jockey Hollow. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #nps #nps103 #goparks #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #jerseycollective #njspots #explorenj #architecture #monument #morristownnps #starksbrigade #jockeyhollow #morriscountynj #nationalhistoricalpark (at Jockey Hollow) https://www.instagram.com/p/CARNlIcDyw8/?igshid=1g86689k6p8pq

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An adit at the Pahaquarry Copper Mine at @delwatergapnps on the west side of Kittatinny Mountain in Hardwick Township, #NewJersey. This abandoned copper mine represents some of the oldest copper prospects in the eastern United States. It was mined for brief periods (1750-1760, 1829-1830, 1847-1848, 1861-1862, and 1901-1912) but was never successful. From 1925 to 1972, the area was a camp for the George Washington Council of the Boy Scouts of America. While researching, I found out that the @NationalParkService rangers gave tours of the mine tunnels until 1989, when it was deemed unsafe and the mine entrances were barricaded. #nj #njhistory #SpreadTheHistory #nps #nps103 #goparks #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #jerseycollective #njspots #delawarewatergap #explorenj #OptOutside #FindYourPark #mydwgnra #smallparksaturday #newjersey #pahaquarry #coppermine (at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Taw_LDyIW/?igshid=16nrrfs7awao6