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the chairs in which he slept, and the things used by him are kept exactly as they left his hand. No admission fee is charged.

The property on which the only fifty feet on each side. large lawn, now owned by Mr. W. Courtney, of New York, and Mr. W. J. Arkell.

cottage stands is limited, extending This however is surrounded by a

Mount MacGregor is a peak of the Palmertown range of the Adirondacks, eight and one-half miles almost directly north from Saratoga Springs. It is located in the towns of Corinth, Moreau and Wilton, in Saratoga county, and has an altitude of 1,140 feet above tide water. Its name is derived from its former owner, Duncan MacGregor. The Grant Cottage is near the top of the mountain. It was formerly reached by a connecting railroad from Saratoga Springs, built in 1882-3, but abandoned in 1889 owing to the burning of the Hotel Balmoral. Now it is necessary to drive there. The postoffice address is Wilton, N. Y.

When the railroad was running from Saratoga Springs, from 10,000 to 15,000 persons a year visited the cottage from all parts of the world. During the past year there were about 4,000 visitors. This was probably more than the recent average, as the National Encampment of the G. A. R. was held in Saratoga last year.

Lake George Battlefield.

The Lake George Battlefield consists of about thirty-five acres of land at the head, or southern end, of Lake George, in the town of Caldwell, Warren county. Its nearest point is about a quarter of a mile from the railroad station in Caldwell village. The ground is famous as part of the field of battle between the English forces under Gen. Wm. Johnson and the French under Baron Dieskau on September 8, 1755; part of General Munro's entrenched camp in 1757, the massacre at which forms the climax of Cooper's novel, "The Last of the Mohicans;" as the campground

of General Abercrombie's army in 1758; as the starting point of General Amherst's expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown .Point in 1759; and many other events more fully mentioned in our Fifth Annual Report (1900).

In 1896, a bill drafted by the late President of this Society, the Hon. Andrew H. Green, was introduced in the Legislature for the purchase of a portion of this historic ground, but failed to pass. In 1898, however, the Legislature enacted chapter 279 of the laws of that year, appropriating $5,000 for the purpose. In pursuance of this authority, Comptroller James A. Roberts, in 1898, purchased nine and three-fourths acres of land lying on the western side of the ancient military highway from Fort Edward to Lake George, at its termination at Lake George.

At the request of Hon. Wm. J. Morgan, Comptroller, dated April 17, 1899, the representatives of this Society made an examination of the property and recommended the acquisition and improvement of the still more interesting tract lying on the east side of the highway embracing the ruins of old Fort George. Following this recommendation, the Legislature, by chapter 391 of the Laws of 1900, appropriated $14,000 for the purchase and $1,000 for the improvement of twenty-five acres additional. In June, 1900, Comptroller Morgan made the preliminary arrangements for the purchase of twenty-five acres for $12,100, and at his request, without expense to the State, the representative of this Society made a topographical survey of the Reservation and the Society's Landscape Architect prepared designs and recommendations for its treatment. During the summer, Comptroller Morgan died, and his successor, the former Deputy Comptroller Hon. Theodore P. Gilman, consummated the purchase on the terms arranged by his predecessor. On December 1, 1900, Comptroller Gilman designated the New York State Historical Society (incorporated in 1899) as custodian of the Reservation.

On September 8, 1903, the New York State Society of Colonial Wars dedicated a handsome granite monument twelve feet high, surmounted by two figures, nine feet high, designed by Albert Weinert, of New York, representing the friendly Indian Chief Hendrick demonstrating to General Wm. Johnson the danger of dividing the English forces in the battle of September 8, 1755. The monument cost about $7,000. By chapter 600 of the Laws of 1903, the State appropriated $1,500 toward the expenses of the dedication for the transportation of the National Guard, etc.

By chapter 729 of the Laws of 1904, the State appropriated $1,500 which was expended by Comptroller Kelsey in cleaning up the Reservation, mowing the grass, removing dirt, trees and branches, cutting a road through to the lake shore and making it more convenient to visit the ruins of the old fort. At the same time, a wooden pavilion for the use of picnic parties was erected on the bluff overlooking the Reservation.

The total appropriations on account of this Reservation have been $23,000.

The present officers of the custodian society are as follows: President, Hon. James A. Roberts, of New York; First VicePresident, Hon. Grenville M. Ingalsbe, of Sandy Hill; Second Vice-President, Dr. Sherman Williams, of Glens Falls; Third Vice-President, Hon. D. S. Alexander, of Buffalo; Treasurer, Mr. James A. Holden, of Glens Falls; Secretary, Mr. Robert O. Bascom, of Fort Edward; and Assistant Secretary, Mr. F. B. Richards.

Palisades Interstate Park.

The Palisades Interstate Park is a marginal strip of land on the western bank of the Hudson river, in the States of New Jersey and New York, extending from Fort Lee, N. J. (opposite One Hundred and Sixtieth street, New York city), northward to Piermont, N. Y. (opposite Irvington, N. Y.), and embracing the re

markable trap rock cliffs known as the Palisades of the Hudson. The total length of this jurisdiction is 13.90 miles, of which 11.06 miles are in the State of New Jersey and 2.84 miles are in the State of New York.

Prior to 1899, various unsuccessful efforts had been made to prevent the destruction of the Palisades by quarrymen. On June 17, 1899, Governor Roosevelt requested the American Scenic aud Historic Preservation Society to appoint a committee of five to act in behalf of the State of New York in conjunction with a Commission appointed by Governor Voorhees, of New Jersey, to devise measures for the preservation of the Palisades. The result of their deliberations and recommendations was the enactment of chapter 170 of the Laws of 1900, entitled "An act to provide for the selection, location, appropriation and management of certain lands along the Palisades of the Hudson river for an interstate park and thereby to preserve the scenery of the Palisades" and appropriating $10,000 therefor. New Jersey passed a similar law and appropriated $5,000. The bills provided for the appointment of ten Commissioners by the Governors of New York and New Jersey. In practice, the Governor of New York selects five New Yorkers and the Governor of New Jersey five New Jerseymen, and both Governors appoint the same ten. In 1901, the New York Legislature, by chapter 504, enlarged the powers of the Commission so as to enable it to receive by gift moneys and other property for use for the purposes of the Park, and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan (a Life Member and now Honorary President of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society) offered to give $122,500 to stop the mutilation of the Palisades if the additional means necessary were furnished by public appropriation. Thereupon the Legislature of New York enacted chapter 699 of the Laws of 1901 appropriating $400,000 for the purpose. At the same time, the State of New Jersey appropriated $50,000. The

Commission has therefore had at its disposal a total of $410,000 appropriated by the State of New York, $55,000 appropriated by the State of New Jersey, and $122,500 given by Mr. Morgan, or a grand total of $587,500 for the purpose of saving the Palisades. The work of the Commission has progressed so far that it has acquired 47,631.5 feet out of a total frontage of 58,382.5 in the State of New Jersey or an area of 512.74 acres out of a total of 623.62. In New York State it has acquired 1,250 feet of frontage out of a total of 14,995.2 feet, and it has not yet exhausted its appropriations.

In addition to the scenic value of the Park, it has of late years come into growing popularity as a camping ground under appropriate restrictions during the summer months.

In 1906, the Legislature, in response to a loud public demand voiced by this Society and others, enacted chapter 691 extending the jurisdiction of the Commission so as to include such mountain lands between Piermont Creek and the Stony Point Reservation as it might deem proper and necessary for the purpose of extending the limits of the original Interstate Park. The especial object was to stop the terrific blasting by quarrymen on Hook Mountain. The Commission has caused surveys and plans to be made along this mountain tract, but in consequence of the high prices demanded for the property and the lack of funds for this particular work it has made no acquisitions north of Piermont creek. In its Eighth Annual Report to the Legislature of 1908, the Commission outlines a plan for the development of a continuous riverside drive from Stony Point Reservation south to Fort Lee, a distance of about thirty-three and one-half miles as the shore runs, thus making the Mountain and Palisades Park a part of the good roads system of the State, and the Commission suggests such legislation as will permit the application of a portion of the good roads fund to this purpose. The Commission notes the extensive developments made

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