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| Parks The Westchester County Department of Parks oversees more than 40 parks and facilities within the County. The parks include the Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Muscoot Farm, three recreational trailways including the scenic Bronx River Reservation, and the Marshlands Conservancy in Rye. | |
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Recreation The Westchester County Park system includes five golf courses, five swimming pools, three beaches, four miniature golf courses, seven nature preserves |
| Historic Hudson River Valley Dutch settlers were drawn to the area in the 1600s by Henry Hudson's explorations up the Hudson River. Today, the Historic River Towns of Westchester offer a unique glimpse into this heritage. In the 1800s and early 1900s, families such as the Rockefellers made their homes here. And the area's beauty continued to draw other famous residents, such as renowned author Washington Irving who made his home at Sunnyside.. | |
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Revolutionary War History Visit the homes of Thomas Paine, John Jay -- our first chief justice, Washington's headquarters for the Battle of White Plains, a Quaker meeting house, and St. Paul's colonial era church. |
| Art, Architecture, Music The extensive gardens of Kykuit offer panoramic views of the Hudson River and sculpture by modern masters including Brancusi, Calder, Moore, Nevelson and Picasso. The Heritage Exhibit of the Maryknoll Sister includes art work and artifacts from different cultural traditions: Pre-Columbian pottery, clay figures from Central America, tribal ritual objects from Africa, a Netsuke Collection from Japan, alabaster Buddhas from Burma, brass work from Korea and shoes for bound feet from China. Led by conductor Paul Lustig Dunkel, the Westchester Philharmonic as well as the Westchester Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Anthony Abel and the Philharmonia Virtuosi, all give performances at the Performing Arts Center at the State University of New York at Purchase. There are also chamber music concerts at Lyndhurst, dance and music schools, and theatre. | |
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