Autumn's Best NJ Palisades is a photograph by Regina Geoghan which was uploaded on November 3rd, 2014.
Autumn's Best NJ Palisades
A section of the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades in peak autumn color. The cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades are estimated to be 200 million... more
Title
Autumn's Best NJ Palisades
Artist
Regina Geoghan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A section of the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades in peak autumn color. The cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades are estimated to be 200 million years old and are listed as a National Natural Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. By the late 1800s, they were systematially being destroyed by quarries where the rock was being blasted for gravel and building materials. After many years of effort the States of New Jersey and New York together formed the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The park was dedicated and opened to the public in 1909 on the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's 1609 sail up the Hudson River. Earlier, the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs helped to introduce and pass a legislative bill to protect the Palisades. which span parts of Northeast New Jersey and Southeast New York state along the Hudson River. Govenor Theodore Roosevelt signed a similar bill in New York. Financial support from wealthy individuals such as J.P. Morgan helped to close down the quarries, the largest of which was in Fort Lee, New Jersey,, Over the years, the park was expanded to add more territory and to create an automobile accessible drive through the park. There are miles of hiking trials and several picnic areas with the New Jersey section of the Park. Harriman Park in New York State, with its many trials and lakes is also a part of the Interstate Park system. The fall foliage display along these palisades makes a very popular leaf-peeping route during the peak color with stops at picnic areas and overlooks along the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Please visit my Awesome Autumn New Jersey gallery to see more images of the New Jersey Palisades dressed in their autumn colors.
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November 3rd, 2014
