Inwood Hill Park
The Inwood Hill Park is a park at the northern end of Manhattan in New York City. The land on which the park is situated, belongs to the city, it is managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The park is located on the Hudson River, from Dyckman Street to the northern tip where it ends at the Spuyten Duyvil Creek. In the south of the Dyckman Street to Inwood Hill Park separates from Fort Tryon Park.
Description
As of 1915, the city bought the land that is now part of the park. The park was officially opened on 8 May 1926. After recent acquisitions in the early 1940 years the park covers an area of nearly 80 today hectares. The park is very hilly and mostly forested, the forest represents the largest and last remaining natural forest on Manhattan dar. Like many other parks in New York City there are also large areas that today are in their natural state and have not been created. Numerous paths lead through the park, lawn, playgrounds, basketball courts and baseball fields are located primarily on the north side. The park is frequented by the residents of the surrounding residential area.
The Henry Hudson Parkway runs parallel to the Hudson River through the park, between the park and the Hudson River run the tracks of the former Hudson River Railroad, today, leading Amtrak Empire Connection to Albany. On the other side of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek can be seen on a rock about 30 feet high, a blue " C". The logo of the Columbia University is there for about 50 years.
History
At the point where today the park, the Dutch navigator Peter Minuit traded Manhattan Island in 1626 against 60 Dutch guilders from the Lenape, the indigenous people of this area. Minuit gave the island the name New Amsterdam.
Flora and Fauna
In the park, the last salt marshes are located on Manhattan. These and the open areas attract a large number of water birds, such as ducks, snow geese and ring -billed Gulls who live here all year round. In the summer you can find here also herons and cormorants. In the wooded parts, among others, Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal and some birds of prey species. In summer 2002, they tried to settle with a project the bald eagle back into Manhattan. Near the park entrance at 218th Street to Inwood Hill Nature Center. It provides an interactive exhibition and viewing opportunities of the flora and fauna of the park.
Geology
In Inwood Hill Park you can see many different exposed geological structures. At some places you can find marble, slate and limestone outcrops. The whole area is seismically active at the Dyckman Street fault, which runs parallel to the southern border of the park and established in 1989 triggered an earthquake of magnitude 2. In addition, the park has the largest pothole in New York City.