PARK FACT:
In 1895, Alexander Chenowith uncovered caves in Inwood Hill Park that had once served as dwellings for early Native Americans, as evidenced by pottery and carbonized food found under beds of ash.
Inwood Hill Park
Dyckman Valley Exploration with Sidney Horenstein
Sunday, November 8, 200910:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Manhattan
The Dyckman Valley, especially the area from Broadway to the Hudson River along Dyckman Street, exhibits many surprising and interesting geologic and natural features, such as faults, springs, interesting rock outcrops, and trees.
Sidney Horenstein, geologist and Educator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, will conduct this walking exploration of the western portion of the valley. Participants will also visit the land fill that makes up the flat part of Inwood Hill Park along the Hudson River, to view and discuss the landscape of the Hudson Valley as well as the remains of the former ferry dock that was an important landing for thousands of people going to New Jersey.
Location: Inwood Hill Park: Meet at Seaman Avenue & Dyckman Street on the southeastern corner of William Tighe Triangle
Category: Nature, Tours
