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Title
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Creation of Adirondack Park
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Description
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In 1892, the New York State Legislature created Adirondack Park. It started as a three million acre preserve within New York State created through concerns of deforestation and impact it could have on rivers, farmland, and communities. Two years after its inception, New York state granted the park permanent protection through a constitutional amendment in order to ensure the land will remain "forever kept as wild forest lands." This an environmental turning point in American history as it displayed the power governments had to protect future resources. In current day the park is approximately 6 million acres, larger than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon NAtion Parks combined. This makes Adirondack Park the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. It consist of forest, wetlands, lakes, rivers, with both public preserve and private communities.
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Date
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May 20, 1892 – May 20, 1892
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Location - Physical Location
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228 Main St. North Creek , NY 12853
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Name
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Michael Del
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cites
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https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/about-the-park/, https://apa.ny.gov/about/park.html, https://app.perusall.com/courses/25-fa-hst-225-01-american-environmental-history/jacoby_crimes_against_nature_squatters_poachers_thieves_a-_-_-part_i-_forest_the_adirondacks-532405243?assignmentId=y5Gq5k95YRqjKATYW&part=1
