Pine Meadow Lake

Pine Meadow Lake is a 72-acre (0.29 km2) lake in Rockland County, New York. It is found at an elevation of 974 feet (297 m).[1] It is located at the end of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Pine Meadow Trail in Harriman State Park.

Pine Meadow Lake
Location of Pine Meadow Lake in New York, USA.
Location of Pine Meadow Lake in New York, USA.
Pine Meadow Lake
Location of Pine Meadow Lake in New York, USA.
Location of Pine Meadow Lake in New York, USA.
Pine Meadow Lake
Coordinates41°10′34″N 74°07′31″W
Typelake
Surface area72 acres (0.29 km2)
Surface elevation974 feet (297 m)

History

The area was inhabited as early as 1724 by Nicholas Conklin, and his descendants had several cabins on the land when the Palisades Interstate Park Commission acquired the land for the Harriman State Park. The dam that created the lake was built by Civilian Conservation Corps labor under William A. Welch of the Park Commission. The lake was built as part of a collection of cabins, roads, a water system and incinerator. Thirty-five camps were planned but most were never built; none exist presently.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Meadow Lake
  • Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.



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