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We are pleased
to announce the addition of important lands to the Home of Franklin
Roosevelt National Historic Site. Once part of the historic Roosevelt
property, the 334-acre parcel between Routes 9 and 9G will reunite
the Roosevelt Home to Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill. Transfer
of the property to the Park Service was made possible through the
efforts of Scenic Hudson, Inc. which purchased the property in 2004
and has worked for several years with the NPS, Town of Hyde Park
and Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area to determine its
future.
The addition
of this Roosevelt Farm and Forest parcel to the Home of FDR NHS
certainly ranks among the most significant developments in the site’s
preservation. The property will be the site of a restored Roosevelt
Farm Lane to open next year with shuttle transportation between
the Home, the FDR Library and Museum and Val-Kill. The Farm Lane
travels through historic tree plantations developed by FDR himself
and is part of the Hyde Park Trail network.
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