Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-09


eral-StSte Pride in Natural Fea-
lures and Historic Interest FIRE.
euently Exerts Influence in Selection
CT Str.
state parks? l did not know Their"
were aM!." SAID II rc"granlI"r vic c"utd
tell !"u. OF hand. the .aii;uu" 81
iiydrr:.had or thc lnHiIh:,tr> Of I"i!-
irSia.
Millions more know lh,ir city parks
tr"!I everyday use, ;nl they have hccn
or i!"lc !" 70 L. liIrir National parks,
hUi til" phrase "Sluir parks is News.
Vet. iMcaly-;iv" or mere states WI!
hc AT home this $;!Iun,r to several
million i!i"turi>l>. I'm can tourists.
campers. >:ghl>ccrS. and levers Of III"
uut-"f,in"rs in general according to
:! bulletin from the Washington. II. c.,
headquarters Of the National Geo
graphic society.
These state parks Vary in size from
the three and third million acres Of
the Adirondack PurK In New York
Stute. park with rrimevnl forests
and numerous lakes and rivers. 10 the
one-ncre sand bar In the Connecticut
river. which is Dart Island State Park
Of C"nnec:icUt," continues the bulle-
tin.
state pride in characteristic natural
features and historic sites frequently
determines the selection of the state
park sites as in The cases of the Royal
Palm state park Of Florida, with Its
iuNurant everglades; the Redwood
state park, of California, in which are
some of that states big trees; the
Old Salem state park. of Illinois. which
takes in the former hcme of Abraham
Lincoln. Practically all the state
parks Of Pennsylvania appear to be
associated with military memories.
Scenic wonders are as various as
the panorama from the river bluffs OF
the Nelson-Dewey state park of Wis
consin, the curiousfy modelled gorges
of the Mnshamoquet Brook stnte park
of Connecticut, the canyons and
gulches OF the Starved Rock state
park Of Illinois, the vast eApanses of
sand dunes of the proposed lake front
park in Indiana, and the curious
geology and mystery water body OF
Devils Lake state lark in Wisconsin.
Tourist Links Fairgrounds.
comparatively few state parks were
known outside the borders of their own
states few years ago, but the aut ONO
bile tourist and the back
these parks in rapidly increasing num-
tcrS from ever greater distances.
ut is wholly probable that thousands
whose married life has begun To the
honeymoon music If ihumdcrouS
Niagara do not know that The Ampri-
can pnrtion Of the falls lies within 81
state park, and this particular state
park has an interest even beyond that
OF protecting majestic natural
wonder from exploitation. Its ncouisi.
ticn set III" legal precedent for ap.
proprinting public money for saving
scenic objects for public use.
'The City of Hartford. Conn. has
been congratulated by many pas
scngcr as lie entered its city on train
through its beautiful Bushnell Park +:
in contrast TO the rail approach Of so
many American cities
Neither Niagara. where one goes
for single view, nor Bushnell park.
which in effect is a city park. is typical
OF the state parks Of today.
An l0wan may pick out q site in
keOsauqun. build summer cottage
there, and so back year after year,
without paying rent. In many parks
camping sites are available for tents.
fircplaccs are provided, wood is dis
trlbuied by rangers, and what might he
termed park de luxe Is the beauti.
ful Starved Rock stSte park IN Illinois
which has electric lights, sewerage, ar
tesian water, and fro protection.
"The six score natural springs ana
wells of Saratoga springs. New York.
are comprised in q state reservation
and the famous rock-rinmcd glen AMI
shmnery cascades Of Watkins Glen
in the Empire state, also constitute u
state park.
Parks Of Military Memories.
VALLEY Forge park and Washington
Crossing park, in PENNSYLVANIA. give II
hint Of the military associations of the
keystone States parks. In addition
there are, I'm Pennsylvania. reseryn
tons under the State Forest commits
sion which serve q like purpose and
afford campers and hikers many
square miles OF primitive country.
"Though the state park systems IN
some states are clear cut and well de-
fined, In others It Is difficult To de-
termine from their designations when
a park Is an historic site, q place for
motoring, camping. or picnic ground
"Kcntncky bids fair TO follow In tho
steps OF Illinois in selecting historic
sites FOR parks. Two prospective parks
OF the BTue Grass state are the plsce
near Bardstown where Stephen Foster
wrote My Old Kentucky Home and
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