Founding of Adirondack Park
- Date Range
- 1892 – 1902
- Title
- Founding of Adirondack Park
- What occurred
- New York state officially adopted the Adirondack Park as a region where no land "shall be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed." (Article VII, Section 7 of the New York Constitution). In 1902, The boundaries of the park were defined for the first time in a bill passed by New York.
- Location
- 115 Tall Pine Rd, Northville, NY 12134
- Image Citation
- McMartin, Barbara (1994), The Great Forest of the Adirondacks, Utica, New York: North Country Books
- Student name(s)
- Patrick Barry