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Woodchuck Lodge
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Boyhood rock and grave of John Burroughs
Boyhood rock and grave of John Burroughs
Location:Burroughs Road, Roxbury, NY
Coordinates:42°17′47.18″N 74°35′2.52″W / 42.2964389, -74.5840333Coordinates: 42°17′47.18″N 74°35′2.52″W / 42.2964389, -74.5840333
Built/Founded:1908
Architect:Curtis Burroughs
Architectural style(s):No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:December 29, 1962[1]
Added to NRHP:October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#:66000512
Governing body:Private

Woodchuck Lodge, also known as John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site is in Roxbury in the western Catskills of Delaware County, New York, was a summertime home of naturalist John Burroughs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Roxbury is a Town in Delaware County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Roxbury is a Town in Delaware County, New York, United States. Delaware County is a County located in the US state of New York. John Burroughs ( April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and Essayist important in the evolution He is buried here, at the foot of a rock on which he played as a child. From the gravesite one has a panoramic view of mountains.

"In 1913, Henry Ford purchased the Roxbury farm as a present for John Burroughs, who had built a cabin "Woodchuck Lodge" John's nephew, John C, the sun of Curtis Burroughs, ran the farm from the main house. "[3]

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  1. ^ Woodchuck Lodge. Riverby was the estate of American naturalist John Burroughs 1837-1921 who wrote and created a genre of naturalist essays Slabsides is the Log cabin built by naturalist John Burroughs and his son on a nine-acre (3 National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  3. ^ John Burroughs -- Naturalist of West Park It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the <ref></ref>,<ref>{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost. focus. nps. gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000512. pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Woodchuck Lodge (John Burroughs Home) National Historic Landmark]|1. 02&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 1072191 bytes -->}}|author=Constance M. Greiff|date=July 26, 1985|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost. focus. nps. gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000512. pdf ''Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985. '']|1. 74&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 1827655 bytes -->}}</li></ol></ref>

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