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  2. Letchworth State Park - Wikipedia

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    November 4, 2005. Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (5,838 ha) New York State Park located in Livingston County and Wyoming County in the western part of the State of New York. [1] [5] The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, following the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge and over several large ...

  3. Genesee Arch Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Location. The Genesee Arch Bridge (also known as the Portage Viaduct or Portage Bridge) is a steel arch railroad bridge over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park, Livingston County, New York. It is the third bridge at this location: the original timber bridge burned in 1875 and was replaced by an iron bridge, which lasted until it was ...

  4. Mount Morris Dam - Wikipedia

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    1,028 ft (313 m) The Mount Morris Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Genesee River. It is located at the northern end of Letchworth State Park, south of Rochester, New York in the towns of Leicester and Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York. It is the largest dam of its type east of the Mississippi River and its purpose is to mitigate ...

  5. Genesee Valley Greenway - Wikipedia

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    The Genesee Valley Greenway is a rail trail in western New York 's Genesee River valley. The trail stretches for 90 miles (140 km) along a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way as well as adjacent land from the Genesee Valley Canal. The low grade path is a multi-use trail which is well suited for hiking, biking, horsebacking riding and ...

  6. Genesee River - Wikipedia

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    Portageville, NY. The Genesee River ( / ˌdʒɛnɪˈsiː / JEN-iss-EE) is a tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States. The river contains several waterfalls in New York at Letchworth State Park and Rochester. The river was historically used as a border between the lands ...

  7. William Pryor Letchworth - Wikipedia

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    Castile, New York. Employer. Pratt & Letchworth. Parent (s) Josiah Letchworth. Ann Hance. William Pryor Letchworth (May 26, 1823 – December 1, 1910) was an American businessman notable for his charitable work, including his donation of his 1,000-acre estate to the State of New York which became known as Letchworth State Park. [1]

  8. Glen Iris Inn - Wikipedia

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    Glen Iris Inn. Coordinates: 42.584545°N 78.042862°W. The Glen Iris Inn, William Pryor Letchworth 's former home, is located on the top of a cliff overlooking Middle Falls in Letchworth State Park, New York State, USA. William Letchworth found the day-to-day operations of business burdensome and sought refuge on the site, where he decided to ...

  9. Mary Jemison - Wikipedia

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    In 1881, Letchworth acquired a cabin formerly belonging to Mary's daughter, Nancy Jemison. He had it moved from Gardeau Flats to near the Council House and Mary's gravesite. In 1906 he bequeathed his entire estate to New York. Near the present-day town of Castile, today the property is within the grounds of Letchworth State Park.

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