Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Inwood section of the New York City borough of Manhattan, USA, 40°51.7′N, 73°56′W. Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City Borough of Manhattan. The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is situated on a 67-acre (270,000 m²) ridge in Upper Manhattan, with a commanding view of the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey Palisades and the Harlem River. Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson Palisades (some portions are also referred to as Bergen Hill) are a line of steep See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that Once known by the name "Chquaesgeck" by local Lenape Indians, it was called Lange Bergh (Long Hill) by Dutch settlers until the 17th century. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic ^[1]

Fort Tryon Park is also site of The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to medieval art and culture, and home to the Unicorn Tapestries. The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, Medieval art covers a vast scope of time and place over 1000 years of Art history in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Hunt of the Unicorn is a series of seven tapestries dating from 1495 &ndash 1505. The Cloisters incorporates several medieval buildings that were purchased in Europe, brought to the United States, and reassembled, often stone by stone.

The park was an ancillary site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Washington, fought on November 16, 1776, between 2,900 American soldiers and 8,000 invading Hessian troops hired by Great Britain^[2]. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Background Fort Washington was a fort located at the northernmost tip and highest elevation of what is now the borough of Manhattan in New York City Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Margaret Corbin became the first woman to fight in the war and was wounded during the battle. Margaret Corbin ( November 12, 1751 – January 16, 1800) was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. The actual site of Fort Washington is less than a mile south at Bennett Park. Bennett Park ( James Gordon Bennett Park) is a public park in New York City. ^[3] After the British victory, the outpost was named after Sir William Tryon, the last British Governor of the Province of New York. William Tryon ( June 8, 1729 – January 27, 1788) was colonial Governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765-1771 and This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of New York during British rule See also Director-General of New Netherland

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. Samuel “Sam” Rush Watkins ( June 26, 1839 &ndash July 20, 1901) was a noted Confederate soldier during the American Civil Watkins Glen is a Village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. Daniel Adams Butterfield (October 31 1831 &ndash July 17 1901 was a New York businessman a Union General in the American Civil War, and William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician K. G. Billings. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. purchased the Billings estate in 1917. John Davison Rockefeller Jr (January 29 1874 &ndash May 11 1960 was a major Philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He hired Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of the designer of Central Park, to plan a park that he would give to the city. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr ( July 24 1870 - December 25 1957) was an American Landscape architect best known for his Frederick Law Olmsted ( April 25, 1822 &ndash August 28, 1903) was an American landscape designer and father of American Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The park was constructed during the Great Depression, providing many jobs. The project included the 190th Street subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line (which is the closest station to the park). 190th Street (originally 190th Street–Overlook Terrace) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the The park was completed in 1935. Olmstead included extensive flower plantings, including a Heather Garden that was restored in the 1980s. Besides the gardens and the Cloisters, the park has extensive walking paths and meadows, with views of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that

Remnants of C. K. G. Billings estate are the red-brick pathways (partially paved-over) which are found near the entrance at Margaret Corbin Circle (190th Street and Ft. Margaret Corbin ( November 12, 1751 – January 16, 1800) was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Washington Avenue), and continues down to the massively arched structure (originally a driveway) which continues down to the highway. ^[4]

The park is built on a formation of Manhattan schist and contains interesting examples of igneous intrusions and of glacial striations from the last Ice Age. The Manhattan schist is a formation of Mica Schist rock that underlies much of the island of Manhattan in New York City. In Geology, an intrusion is a body of Igneous rock that has Crystallized from molten Magma below the surface of the Earth. Striations means a series of Ridges, furrows or Linear marks and are used in several ways Glacial striation Striation (geology An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets The lower lying regions to the east and north of the park are built on Inwood marble. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of

During the years before World War I, the park lent its name to the neighborhood to its south. Fort Tryon was known as the area between Broadway and the Hudson River, as far south as West 179th Street. ^[5] References to the old name survive in the Fort Tryon Jewish Center (on Fort Washington Avenue between W. 183rd and W. 185th Streets (there is no W. 184th Street on Fort Washington Avenue)), the Fort Tryon Deli and Grocery (also on Fort Washington Avenue, at W. 187th Street), and in the pages of the Not for Tourists Guide to New York City ^[6]. By the 1940s the neighborhood was known as Frankfurt-on-the-Hudson^[7], which gave way, in the 1990s, to Hudson Heights^[8]. Hudson Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located within the larger area known as Washington Heights.

Parts of the Clint Eastwood film Coogan's Bluff (including the final chase scene) were filmed in Fort Tryon Park. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Coogan's Bluff is the title of a 1968 Universal film starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J

Contents 1 Restoration 2 References 3 Source 4 External links

Restoration

As the City of New York suffered severe budget constraints in the 1970s and funds for parks were decimated, Fort Tryon Park fell into disuse and disrepair and its gardens, woodlands, and playgrounds became havens for a range of illegal activities. The Park’s decline continued until the 1980s when funds became available and restoration efforts began.

In 1983, the Greenacre Foundation, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, engaged the landscape architecture firm of Quennell Rothschild & Partners to create a master plan for the restoration of Fort Tryon Park, including plans for the restoration of the Heather Garden that would closely follow the Olmsted design. [1] Parks Department Horticulturist Jane Schachat and Greenacre Foundation Horticulturist Timothy Steinhoff ordered thousands of plants to reflect the varieties used in the Olmsted design.

Although the Heather Garden was designed to flower in spring and summer, plants were added to extend bloom time. Where possible, beds were laid out according to the original plan, taking into account vistas and the large remaining shrubs. During this restoration, Parks Department gardeners planted more than 2,500 heathers, heaths and brooms, along with 15,000 bulbs, 5,000 perennials, 500 shrubs and 5 trees. This initial restoration took three years.

The Parks' Department continued to advance the restoration of the Heather Garden and other areas of Fort Tryon Park. The Parks Department has made more than $15 million in private and city funded capital improvements to the park since the 1983 restoration. In 1995, the City of New York/Parks & Recreation initiated a partnership with New York Restoration Project, a non-profit organization founded by Bette Midler, to assist with cleaning and maintaining Fort Tryon Park.

In early 2000, the Fort Tryon Park Trust was formed to promote the restoration, preservation and enhancement of this historic and scenic landmark for the benefit and use of the surrounding community and all New Yorkers. The Trust will achieve this through advocacy and fundraising, working in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and other organizations.

The Fort Tryon Park Trust has a goal of raising a $15 million endowment for sustaining the park, and has already raised over $2 million for the Heather Garden. Additional gifts from the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and the Arthur Ross Foundation will be put towards the restoration of the Alpine Garden and the creation of a Winter Walk, respectively.

References

Source

• A Guide to Fort Tryon Park and the Heather Garden, City of New York, Parks & Recreation Department.

External links

• New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: Fort Tryon Park
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• Friends of Fort Tryon Park
• Annual Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park
• Sir William's Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park
• NYCfoto.com - Photos of Fort Tryon Park

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