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Middle Falls of the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park
View of Genesee gorge from Inspiration Point, southwest up the river towards Middle and Upper Falls, with the Erie Railroad viaduct visible in distance.
Geocaches in Letchworth State Park
Screenshot from the popular Geocaching.com website shows the location of hidden weatherproof boxes near the Glen Iris area of Letchworth State Park. Different icons signify traditional, multistage, and "puzzle" caches--all of which combine GPS…
Letchworth State Park in 4k Ultra HD // DJI Phantom 3 Professional Drone
Shot at Letchworth State Park in Castile, New York using DJI Phantom 3. If you enjoyed please like & subscribe!<br />
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Special thanks to Roland Beck, General Park Manager for New York State Parks Genesee Region for making this video…
Glen Iris, (Residence of Wm. P. Lechworth) Portage Bridge in distance
From a series of stereoviews entitled "Gems from Genesee River & Wyoming Valley Scenery," image depicts a popular visitor destination even prior to creation of Letchworth State Park.
Sketch Map of Letchworth Park
Executive Secretary of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society created map immediately following William P. Letchworth's gift of his Glen Iris estate to New York. It reflected "certain new drives designed to give greater accessibility…
Geological Diagram of Portage Dam Site
Beginning in 1890, recurring attempts were made to construct a dam in the Genesee River gorge so as to control flooding in the city of Rochester and generate electricity. After failed efforts at Mt. Morris, in 1896 attention turned to a site at…
Hostess House, Camp Wheeler
Located near Macon, GA this mobilization was built in 1917 and quickly reached its peak of 29,000 National Guard and other inductees for training. It was closed in 1919, then re-opened for a period during WWII.<br />
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YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located…
Hostess House, Hazelhurst Field
An airfield prior to WWI, the US Army Air Service expanded operations at this location near Mineola, NY upon declaration of war in 1917. With the arrival of railroad infrastructure the adjacent Camp Mills was built as an embarkation camp--mobilizing…
Hostess House, Marine Barracks
Establishment of a Marine Base at Quantico, VA officially dates to 1917 and declaration of war in Europe, although military leaders had been eying the site for some time. Thousands of Marines were--and still are--trained for duty here.<br />
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YWCA…