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  1. Taconic Mountains

    Geobox Range Heading name Taconic Mountains native name other name category Names etymology Image image ... website Footnotes footnotes The Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range are a Physiographic regions of the world ..., New York a small town in the region , for both features within and outside the Taconic Mountains ..., and Historic Preservation. Retrieved January 4, 2009. ref Geography The Taconic Mountains ... gradually rises to the crest of the Taconic Mountains along the state s eastern border. To the east, the Taconic Mountains fall off abruptly, ending in the valleys of the Housatonic River , the upper ... and, near the northern terminus of the Taconic Mountains, they are touched on by the eastern foothills ..., the Taconic Mountains are often popularly grouped as part of the Berkshires ref Examples ... of the Green Mountains . However, the Taconic Mountains are geologically distinct from the Berkshires and Green Mountains. ref name Raymo The highest peak of the Taconic Mountains is Mount Equinox convert ... part of the Taconic Mountains. ref name GMC d ref name Raymo ref name AMC Massachusetts Trail Guide .... ref The Taconic Mountains lie within the New England Acadian forests ecoregion . ref name ecoregions ... The South Taconic Range br Because the Taconic Mountains are geologically related and contiguous with the Hudson ... , the high point of the Taconic Mountains, and Dorset Mountain convert 3770 ft m , a New England 100 ..., Vermont , the Taconic Mountains show several prominent peaks with dramatic, irregular cliff faces clearly ... bird of prey raptor migration path and nesting site. Also part of the Taconic Mountains ... web&ots 6CvyapCfOf&sig 64vQBqIt8ttMqHX 1Nt PufkNxQ isbn page 681 ref The Taconic Mountains are a Physiographic ... resources extraction Natural resource extraction has been an important industry in the Taconic Mountains ... Service for potential conservation as the Taconic Mountains Forest Legacy Area under its Forest Legacy ... authorities. Multi parter collaboratives that have targeted the Taconic Mountains include the New England ...   more details



  1. Pine Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

    Pittsfield State Forest . Massachusetts DCR. Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Massachusetts geo stub ...   more details



  1. Smith Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

    State Forest . Massachusetts DCR. Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Massachusetts geo stub ...   more details



  1. White Rock (Taconic Mountains)

    About a ridge of the Taconic Mountains other uses White Rock disambiguation White Rock Infobox mountain name White Rock photo photo caption photo size 300px elevation ft 2550 elevation ref prominence parent peak 42 43 29 N, 73 16 34 W listing location Williamstown, Massachusetts , Pownal, Vermont , and Petersburgh, New York range Taconic Mountains coordinates High point br coord 42 45 14 N 73 16 48 W type mountain region US display inline,title br Ridgeline br coord 42 48 26 N 73 19 11 W type mountain region US to br coord 42 43 29 N 73 16 34 W type mountain region US topo type Thrust fault metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock age Ordovician volcanic arc belt last eruption first ascent easiest route Taconic Crest Trail White Rock, convert 2550 ft m , is the name of the high point on a convert 7 mi km abbr on ridgeline in the Taconic Mountains . The ridge is located in the tri state corner of New York , Massachusetts , and Vermont in the towns of Petersburgh, New York Petersburgh , Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown , and Pownal, Vermont Pownal . The ridge has several distinct knobs those with names are, from south to north White Rocks , convert 2365 ft m Smith Hill , convert 2330 ft m White Rock , the high point convert 2550 ft m and Bald Mountain convert 2485 ft m . The Snow Hole , located along the ridgeline between Bald Mountain and the White Rock, is a crevasse in which ... River Valley . The convert 35 mi km abbr on Taconic Crest Trail traverses the mountain. Portions of the ridge are within protected conservation land, but much of it is privately owned. The Taconic Mountains ... Rural Lands Foundation trail map Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Mountains of Vermont Category Taconic Mountains Category Geography of Rensselaer County, New York Category ... River Valley by the western escarpment of the Green Mountains . The west side of the ridge drains ... . http www.rtlc.org Rensselaer Land Trust . http taconichikingclub.blogspot.com Taconic Hiking ...   more details



  1. Berry Hill (Taconic Mountains)

    DCR. Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Massachusetts ...   more details



  1. Round Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

    About a mountain located in northwest Connecticut and southwest Massachusetts other places by the same name Round Mountain disambiguation Round Mountain orphan date February 2010 Should not be confused with Rounds Mountain , also located in Massachusetts. Infobox mountain name Round Mountain photo photo caption elevation ft 2296 elevation ref prominence listing location Mount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut range Taconic Mountains coordinates coord 42 02 56 N 73 28 35 W type mountain type Thrust fault metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock age Ordovician last eruption first ascent easiest route Mount Frissel Trail Round Mountain, convert 2296 ft m , located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut , is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range . The peak and southern slopes of the mountain are within Connecticut the northern slope lies within Massachusetts. The mountain is located within the towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut much of it has been conserved as part of Massachusetts Mount Washington State Forest and Connecticut s Mount Riga Forest Preserve . The south side of Round Mountain drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River , and Long Island Sound . The north side drains into Sages Ravine , thence into Schenob Brook, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. Round Mountain is bordered by Mount Frissell to the northwest, Mount Ashley to the north, and Bear Mountain Connecticut Bear Mountain to the east. Round Mountain is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east. References Massachusetts Trail Guide 2004 . Boston Appalachian Mountain Club . Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Salisbury, Connecticut Category Mountains of Connecticut Category Taconic Mountains Category Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticu ...   more details



  1. Misery Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

    Taconic Hiking Club http www.wrlf.org Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation http www.wrlf.org trails.html Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation trail map Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Category Geography of Rensselaer County, New York ... guides. The highest points of Misery Mountain traversed by the Taconic Crest Trail are the unnamed northern ..., Massachusetts Williamstown . The Taconic ridge continues south as Rounds Mountain and north as Berlin ...   more details



  1. Potter Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

    Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort Official site Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Massachusetts geo stub ...   more details



  1. Taconic

    Taconic can refer to Taconic Mountains , part of the Appalachian Mountains, running through eastern New York State, western Connecticut, and Massachusetts, as well as southwestern Vermont in the United States Taconic orogeny , a great mountain building period within the New York Bight region in the United States Taconic State Parkway , part of the New York State highway system in the United States Taconic Correctional Facility , a medium security women s prison in Bedford Hills, New York, United States Taconic State Park Rudd Pond Area , a state park in the northeast corner of Dutchess County, New York, United States Taconic State Park Copake Falls Area , a state park located in the Copake, New York, United States Tacones lejanos High Heels , a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Pedro Almod var Taconic, Connecticut , an unincorporated community in rural Litchfield County, Connecticut Taconic Golf Club , a golf course in Williamstown, Massachusetts Disambig ...   more details



  1. Taconic Trails

    Taconic Mountains ...Taconic Trails or Taconic Trail may refer to any or all of three long distance recreational trails and associated networks of shorter trails within the Taconic Mountains of Massachusetts , New York , Connecticut , and Vermont . The three main trails are The South Taconic Trail , a 15.7 mi 25.3  km ridgeline hiking trail located in the southwest corner of Massachusetts and adjacent parts of New York. The Taconic Crest Trail , a 35 mi 56  km ridgeline hiking trail located north of Pittsfield, Massachusetts . Its southern third is located in Pittsfield State Forest of Massachusetts, its middle third traverses the border of Massachusetts and New York, and its northern third is located along the New York Vermont border. The Taconic Skyline Trail a convert 12.1 mi km abbr on multi use ridgeline trail located entirely within the Massachusetts Taconics, east of the Taconic Crest Trail. This trail is primarily used by all terrain vehicle users and snowmobile rs and is maintained as such. Trail networks in the northern Taconic region northwest Massachusetts, southwest Vermont, and adjacent New York are sometimes referred to as the North Taconic Trails. In the late 1990s, the Taconic Crest Trail and Taconic Skyline Trail were re designated, lengthening the former by convert 6 mi km and shortening the latter by convert 9 mi km . This redesignation also resulted in the Taconic Crest Trail marked as non motorized and the Taconic Skyline trail as motorized multi use. The Taconic Trails are supported by Massachusetts Commonwealth Connections greenway inaitiative, as well as the efforts of various conservation and recreation non profit organizations in the four state Taconic region. References Massachusetts Trail Guide 2004 . Boston Appalachian Mountain Club . http www.mass.gov dcr stewardship greenway pdfs connections.pdf Commonwealth Connections proposal PDF download . Retrieved ...   more details



  1. Taconic orogeny

    of New Jersey Category Taconic Mountains de Takonische Orogenese fr Orogen se taconienne nl Taconische ...Image Taconic orogeny.png right thumb 300px Illustration of the Taconic orogeny The Taconic orogeny was a great mountain building period that perhaps had the greatest overall effect on the geologic structure of basement rocks within the New York Bight region. The effects of this orogeny are most apparent throughout New England , but the sediments derived from mountainous areas formed in the northeast can be traced throughout the Appalachians and midcontinental North America. ref name valley USGS url http 3dparks.wr.usgs.gov nyc valleyandridge valleyandridge.htm article Valley and Ridge Province ref Beginning in Cambrian time, about 550 million years ago, the Iapetus Ocean began to grow progressively narrower. The weight of accumulating sediments, in addition to compressional forces in the crust, forced the eastern edge of the North American continent to fold gradually downward. In this manner, shallow water carbonate deposition that had persisted on the continental shelf margin through Late Cambrian into Early Ordovician time, gave way to fine grained clastic deposition and deeper water conditions during the Middle Ordovician. In this period a Convergent boundary convergent plate boundary developed along the eastern edge of a small island chain. Crustal material beneath the Iapetus ... of the down going plate produced magma that returned to the surface to form the offshore Taconic ... mountain building period referred to as the Taconic Orogeny. ref name valley Cameron s Line is the suture ... 2010 ref When the Taconic Orogeny subsided in the New York Bight region during Late Ordovician time ... . ref name valley Aftermath of the Taconic Orogeny As the Taconic Orogeny subsided in early Silurian ... along the eastern front of the Catskills . It forms the impressive caprock ridge of the Shawangunk Mountains ... Emmons , the geologist who first described the Taconic system References reflist Category Orogeny Category ...   more details



  1. Taconic State Park

    , northwest Connecticut, and adjacent areas of New York. ref name BNRC The Taconic State Park tracts are located on the west face of the South Taconic Range of Taconic Mountains and include the summits ... of New York coord missing New York Category New York state parks Category Taconic Mountains Category ...Taconic State Park is located in Columbia County, New York Columbia and Dutchess County, New York abutting Massachusetts and Connecticut within the Taconic Mountains . The state park is located off New York State Route 344 south of Interstate 90 and convert 110 mi km north of New York City . It features camping, hiking, bicycling, hunting, cross county skiing and other recreational opportunities. ref name TSP http nysparks.state.ny.us parks info.asp?parkID 137. Taconic State Park New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 27, 2008 ref ref name BNRC South Taconic Range Trail Guide and Map. Berkshire Natural Resources Council 2002 . Pittsfield, Massachusetts. http www.bnrc.net mrsid bin show.pl?client southtaconic&image SouthTaconic.sid&levels 7&originx ... December 27, 2008. ref Taconic State Park is located within one of the largest unfragmented forests ... . The 15.7  mi 25.3  km South Taconic Trail and the convert 15 mi km adj on Harlem Valley Rail ... via a short trail from the park. ref name BNRC Geography Taconic State Park consists of three non ... North East , and an unnamed, central third tract, located in Ancram, New York . Taconic State Park, along ... and Quarry Hill Road at the southern terminus of the South Taconic Trail in North East on Undermountain ... trailheads within Taconic State Park are located at the Copake Falls Area and at Undermountain Road ..., 2008 ref The South Taconic Trail runs the western ridgecrest of the South Taconic Range, paralleling ... and Mount Frissel Trail link the Appalachian Trail to the Copake Falls Campground and South Taconic ... Nature Conservancy overview of the South Taconic Range http www.hvrt.org The Harlem Valley ...   more details



  1. Taconic Crest Trail

    , weather The Taconic Crest Trail is a convert 35 mi km abbr on hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains ... Rounds Mountain , Misery Mountain Taconic Mountains Misery Mountain , Berlin Mountain the trail s high point , Mount Raimer , White Rock Taconic Mountains White Rock , and a crevasse called the Snow ...Infobox Hiking trail Name Taconic Crest Trail Photo Caption Location Berkshire County, Massachusetts ... 1 mi km abbr on east of the New York border, north along the ridgecrest of the Taconic Range ... the Taconic Crest Trail are mixed oak hickory forest and northern hardwood forest with microclimate ... . The Taconic Crest Trail passes through the New York towns of Stephentown, New York Stephentown ... NYSDEC , Taconic Hiking Club , the Trust for Public Land , the National Park Service , Williams ... Rural Lands Foundation. Trail details The trail utilizes two distinct ridgelines of the Taconic Mountains. From Route 20 north, the trail passes through Pittsfield State Forest in Massachusetts ... including the Taconic Ridge State Forest NYSDEC convert 2500 acre km2 abbr on Hopkins Memorial Forest ... on the trail a seasonal campground with facilities is located at Berry Pond. The Taconic Crest ..., Vermont. In the late 1990s, the Taconic Skyline Trail in Pittsfield State Forest was separated into two parallel trails one retained the name Taconic Skyline and was designated a motorized recreation trail the other trail was added on to the southern end of the Taconic Crest Trail, extending it by convert 6 mi km . To the north, in Vermont, the former terminus of the Taconic Crest Trail once ... trailhead. See also The Appalachian Trail Taconic Trails References Massachusetts Trail Guide ... Taconic Crest Project . Rensselaer Land Trust. Retrieved March 2, 2008. External links http www.dec.ny.gov ... history historyhome.htm Hopkins Memorial Forest history http taconichikingclub.blogspot.com Taconic ... in Massachusetts Category Hiking trails in New York Category Hiking trails in Vermont Category Taconic ...   more details



  1. South Taconic Trail

    Hiking trails in New York Category Taconic Mountains Category Visitor attractions in Columbia County ...Infobox Hiking trail Name South Taconic Trail Photo Caption Location Dutchess County, New York Dutchess County Columbia County, New York Berkshire County, Massachusetts Designation Length convert 15.7 mi km abbr on Use hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing ElevChange HighPoint Brace Mountain convert 2311 ft m LowPoint Bash Bish Brook convert 732 ft m Difficulty Moderately difficult Season easiest mid May through early October Months Sights Hazards deer tick s, poison ivy , weather The South Taconic Trail is a convert 15.7 mi km abbr on hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains of southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York . The trail extends from the village of Whitehouse Crossing in Millerton, New York , north along the ridgecrest of the southern Taconic Range and the border of New York and Massachusetts, and ends at the Catamount Ski Area on Massachusetts Route 23 convert 700 ft m east of the New York border in Egremont, Massachusetts . The Appalachian Trail , which traverses an adjacent ridgeline in the same mountain range, parallels the South Taconic Trail convert 3 mi km abbr on to the east. The trails are connected to one another via shorter trails. Description The South Taconic Trail passes through the New York towns of Millerton and Copake, New York Copake and the Massachusetts towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts Mount Washington and Egremont. it passes through Taconic State ... and at the Copake Falls Campground in Taconic State Park. The trail is maintained by the Berkshire ... York New Jersey Trail Conference , and the Sierra Club . Forest types the South Taconic Trail ... . See also The Appalachian Trail Taconic Trails References Massachusetts Trail Guide 2004 . Boston ... 4799&fullwidth 2907&lastlevel 3&level 4&size 2 South Taconic Range trail map . http www.mass.gov ... info.asp?parkID 137 Taconic State Park New York DEC. http www.mass.gov dcr parks western bash.htm ...   more details



  1. Taconic Skyline Trail

    Category Hiking trails in Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Category Civilian Conservation ...Infobox Hiking trail Name Taconic Skyline Trail Photo Caption Location Berkshire County, Massachusetts Designation Length convert 12.1 mi km Use Multi use primarily motorized ElevChange HighPoint Jiminy Peak convert 2392 ft m LowPoint U.S. Route 20 convert 1400 ft m Difficulty Moderately difficult Season variable, depending on use Months Sights Hazards deer tick deer ticks , poison ivy , weather The Taconic Skyline Trail is a convert 12.1 mi km abbr on multi use trail in the Taconic Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . The trail extends from U.S. Route 20 in Hancock, Massachusetts , less than convert 1 mi km abbr on east of the New York border, north along the ridgecrest of the Taconic Range within Pittsfield State Forest and officially ending at Brodie Mountain Road on the Hancock Lanesborough, Massachusetts Lanesborough town line. Originally built as a hiking trail, the Taconic Skyline Trail sees heavy use by all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles and is now officially maintained for primarily motorized use. The trail is used less frequently for mountain biking but is no longer recommended for hikers, who are encouraged to use the parallel, non motorized Taconic Crest Trail . However, the trail is still open to hikers. Recent grants through the Massachusetts DCR s Commonwealth .... Forest types the Taconic Skyline Trail are mixed oak hickory forest and northern hardwood forest ... is thrust fault ed metamorphic rock over younger sedimentary rock . Trail details The Taconic ... of these sections still occurs, however. At the same time, the Taconic Skyline Trail in Pittsfield State Forest was separated into two parallel trails one retained the name Taconic Skyline and was designated ... end of the non motorized Taconic Crest Trail , extending it by convert 6 mi km . Features along the trail ... campground is located at Berry Pond. See also The Appalachian Trail Taconic Trails References Massachusetts ...   more details



  1. Taconic Hills Central School

    Orphan date February 2009 Taconic Hills Central School is a school near the Taconic Mountains in New York state. District History Taconic Hills Central School District was formed in 1969 after the unification of the Roeliff Jansen and Ockawamick School Districts, two smaller districts in Columbia County, New York . In 1999 faculty, administrators and students moved into a new centralized K 12 school building in Craryville, New York . The original formal public schools of Columbia County were one room school houses. Many of them were established under the Common School Act of 1812. However, in the 1920s politicians identifying with the Progressive Movement began scrutinizing the one room school house educational system. Instead these politicians advocated for a change to larger, more centralized schools, which they felt would provide more equal educational opportunities for all. Their campaigns were successful and in 1928 New Lebanon, New York New Lebanon became the first centralized school district in Columbia County. This pattern continued and in 1931 Gemantown and Roeliff Jansen, Ockawamick in 1946, Ichabod Crane in 1954, and Chatham in 1955. When in 1931 the Roeliff Jansen Central School District formed it was made up of twenty nine smaller districts. It became the largest school district to date. In 1946 the Ockawamick Central School District was created from fifteen of these small, rural school districts. The school The new school has an aquatic and fitness center, three dividable gymnasiums and a performing arts center that opens to an outdoor amphitheater. Additionally there are numerous athletic fields and facilities. The district has built an ongoing relationship with Shakespeare and Company who come from Lenox, Massachusetts to help enrich the theater program at the school. External links http www.taconichills.k12.ny.us Official website coord missing New York Category High schools in New York NewYork school stub ...   more details



  1. USS Taconic (AGC-17)

    s br 3 twin 40 mm AA guns br 6 single 20 mm AA guns Ship armor Ship notes USS Taconic AGC 17 LCC 17 was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship of the U.S. Navy named after the Taconic Mountains ...Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USSTaconic AGC 17 .jpg 300px USS Taconic AGC 17 Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1961 Ship name USS Taconic Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder North Carolina Shipbuilding Company , Wilmington, North Carolina Ship laid down 19 December 1944 Ship launched 10 February 1945 Ship acquired 6 March 1945 Ship commissioned 16 January 1945 ? Ship decommissioned 17 December 1969 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck 1 December 1976 Ship renamed Ship reclassified LCC 17, January 1969 Ship homeport Naval Station Norfolk Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship fate Sold for scrap, 6 April 1982 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class sclass Adirondack command ship Ship displacement convert 7240 LT t 0 lk on abbr on light br convert 13910 LT t 0 abbr on full load Ship length convert 459 ft 2 in m abbr on Ship beam convert 63 ft m abbr on Ship draft convert 24 ft m abbr on Ship propulsion Geared turbine, 1 shaft, convert 6000 shp 0 abbr ... forces commander and landing force commander during large scale operations. Taconic was laid down under ... January 1945, Capt. C. G. Christie in command. Service history Upon commissioning, Taconic began a long ... of Navy men and their dependents from the Panama Canal Zone Canal Zone to Norfolk. Taconic remained ... for his meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan . In January 1963, Taconic patrolled ... 1969, at the beginning of her last year of service, Taconic was redesignated LCC 17. After 12 months ... navsource.org USS Taconic non breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox Adirondack class command ship Type C2 S AJ1 ships DEFAULTSORT Taconic AGC 17 Category Adirondack ...   more details



  1. Taconic High School

    unreferenced date January 2011 Taconic High School is a high school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts . Taconic was built in 1968. coord missing Massachusetts Category High schools in Massachusetts Category Schools in Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Buildings and structures in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts school stub ...   more details



  1. Taconic Outdoor Education Center

    The Taconic Outdoor Education Center is located in the Clarence Fahnestock State Park in New York , USA . The Education Center is in the Putnam Valley, New York Town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York Putnam County . See also Taconic State Park Copake Falls Area Taconic State Park Rudd Pond Area List of New York state parks External links http nysparks.state.ny.us parks info.asp?parkID 114 Taconic Education Center Protected Areas of New York Category New York state parks Category Putnam County, New York ...   more details



  1. Taconic State Parkway

    Gilmore Clarke to offer scenic vistas of the Hudson Highlands , Catskill Mountains Catskills and Taconic Mountains Taconic regions. The bridges and now closed service areas were designed to be aesthetically ... and Shenandoah mountains, opens up occasional scenic vistas to the west. File Taconic State Parkway ... with mountains in the distance A long curve back to the northwest again takes the Taconic to the first ... ground between the Hudson and the Taconic Mountains Taconics to the east. To the west there are occasional ...Infobox road state NY type Parkway route Taconic length mi 104.12 length round 2 length ref ref name 2007tdr map Taconic State Parkway map.png map notes Map of southeastern New York with the Taconic State ... , Columbia County, New York Columbia The Taconic State Parkway often called the Taconic or the TSP ... title National Register of Historic Places nomination, Taconic State Parkway url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us ... since the 1940s. Route description The Taconic s character changes with its surroundings. In the busy ... and gentle turn radii similar to an Interstate Highway carrying much commuter traffic. File Taconic ... intersections. Its northernmost section, located on the ridges between the Hudson Valley and the mountains ... continues to curve gently through bucolic surroundings. Westchester County The Taconic begins at Kensico ... arch bridge carrying Legion Drive over the parkway, the first of many such rustic overpasses, the Taconic ... Amvets Bridge from northbound Taconic State Parkway, Yorktown, NY.jpg thumb The northbound Amvets Bridge ... strip and shoulder road shoulders on either side, becomes the Taconic. A thousand feet 300 m to the north ..., New York Briarcliff Manor . The Taconic continues north through a minimally developed area of low ... traffic enter, at Pine Bridges Road. File Taconic State Parkway north of Bear Mountain ... Yorktown, New York Yorktown , the last town along the Taconic in Westchester County, and split again ... Road exit a half mile north of Underhill, the Taconic curves westward along the south side of Mohansic ...   more details



  1. Taconic Correctional Facility

    Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Taconic Correctional Facility.jpg thumb right 300px The Taconic Correctional Facility was formerly a male s prison unit part of the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Taconic Correctional Facility is a medium security Incarceration of women women s prison in Bedford Hills, New York that is operated by the New York Department of Corrections . It is associated with the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility , a maximum security women s prison. In 1901 it opened as the New York State Reformatory for Women between the ages of 15 and 30. The then Department of Corrections took over the reformatory in 1926 and, in 1933, merged it with the newly opened Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for women. For the next four decades, the reformatory operated as part of Bedford Hills, still the state s only maximum security prison for females. In 1973, Taconic began operations as an autonomous medium security prison. During 1971 and 1972, Bedford Hills was a single correctional facility with separate male and female units. In 1973 the male inmates were transferred and their unit closed in June. In December, that unit reopened as the Taconic Correctional Facility. External links Portalbox New York Criminal justice http www.docs.state.ny.us faclist.html NY prison information State prisons in New York NewYork struct stub US prison stub coord 41.24 73.68 display title Category Prisons in New York Category Women s prisons in the United States Category Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York ...   more details



  1. Taconic Golf Club

    Infobox Golf Facility golf facility name Taconic Golf Club location Williamstown, MA , br United States flagicon USA establishment 1896 establish owner Williams College holes 18 website http www.taconicgolf.com The Taconic Golf Club course1 Taconic Golf Club par1 71 record1 67 Taconic Golf Club is a semi private golf course located in Williamstown, Massachusetts . The land that Taconic Golf Club occupies is owned by Williams College , and an independent Board of Directors oversees the daily operation. The course has repeatedly made Golf Magazine s list of the Top 100 Courses You Can Play ref Cite web url http www.golf.com golf courses travel coursefinder course 0,28290,1287107,00.html title Taconic ... best college courses williams taconic college golf courses.aspx title Links Magazine Top 25 College ... cans on land adjoining what is presently the 18th fairway of Taconic. ref name T In the same year, the course was expanded to seven holes one of those holes, the present 17th, is the oldest at Taconic ... of the course. ref Cite web url http www.hansegolfdesign.com news links.htm title Taconic Golf ... Many of the greens are located on top of knolls or small hills. The intimate routing of Taconic is evidenced ... url http www.williams.edu athletics sport.php?sport 34 title Taconic Golf Club at Williams College Women ... by country usa taconic golf club ma usa title Taconic Golf Club at Golf Club Atlas publisher Golf Club Atlas accessdate 2009 07 23 ref ref Cite web url http wso.williams.edu wiki index.php Taconic Golf Club title Taconic Golf Club at Willipedia publisher Willipedia accessdate 2009 07 23 ref Tournaments ... Nicklaus in the semifinals 1 up. Nicklaus made a hole in one on the 14th hole at Taconic during a practice ... NCAA Taconic Golf Club Notoriety and National Tournaments publisher Williams College Athletics accessdate 2009 07 22 ref References reflist External links commonscat Taconic Golf Club http www.taconicgolf.com Taconic Golf Club Official Site coord 42.705503 73.201863 display t type landmark Category ...   more details



  1. Taconic Investment Partners

    Infobox company name Taconic Investment Partners LLC logo caption type Private company genre fate predecessor successor foundation 2007 Start date YYYY MM DD founder defunct location city New York, NY location country United States U.S. location locations area served key people Charles R. Bendit small Chief Executive Officer Co CEO small br Paul E. Pariser small Chief Executive Officer Co CEO small ref http www.taconicinvestments.com our organization.html ref industry Real estate products services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid traded as homepage URL taconicinvestments.com footnotes intl Taconic Investment Partners LLC is private investment firm headquartered in New York, New York. The company acquires, redevelops, and repositions commercial office and mixed use space. ref http www.taconicinvestments.com brochure.pdf ref Capabilities Taconic is involved in Acquisition & Financing, Asset Management, Leasing, Property Management, and Development & Construction Management. ref http www.taconicinvestments.com brochure.pdf ref References reflist Category Real estate companies of the United States ...   more details



  1. Taconic Hills High School

    Infobox School name Taconic Hills High School native name latin name image imagesize caption location streetaddress 73 County Route 11A region city Craryville state New York province county postcode postalcode zipcode 12521 country country1 coordinates schoolnumber schoolboard district Taconic Hills Central School District authority religion denomination oversight affiliation superintendent trustee founder specialist head of school headteacher head label head chairperson principal Kathy Cioppa principal1 principal2 principal3 principal4 viceprincipal viceprincipal1 viceprincipal2 viceprincipal3 viceprincipal4 asst principal Marie Digirolamo assistantprincipals dean administrator rector chaplain director custodian staff ranking bar pass rate faculty teaching staff roll MOE ceeb school code LEA ofsted testaverage testname national ranking classes classes offered avg class size ratio SAT ACT graduates year gender lower age upper age houses schooltype fundingtype type system fees tuition revenue endowment budget enrolment products grades age range medium language classrooms campus campus size campus type Hours in Day athletics conference slogan song fightsong motto accreditation rival mascot Titans mascot image sports patron team name nickname school colours school colors yearbook publication newspaper opened established founded status closed students sixth form students pupils alumni nobel laureates enrollment gradeK grade1 grade2 grade3 grade4 grade5 grade6 grade7 grade8 grade9 grade10 grade11 grade12 grade13 other grade label other communities feeders free label free text free ... free text5 footnotes picture homepage http www.taconichills.k12.ny.us highschool Taconic Hills High ... by Taconic Hills Central School District . It serves all or part of the communities of Copake, New ... school is located on a campus in Craryville which is also used by Taconic Hills Middle School and Taconic ... Taconic Hills High School NewYork school stub coord missing New York Category High schools in New ...   more details



  1. Taconic State Park ? Rudd Pond Area

    Taconic State Park Rudd Pond Area is a state park in the northeast corner of Dutchess County, New York in the USA . The park is located in the North East, New York Town of North East , near the border of Connecticut , north of the Millerton, New York Village of Millerton . The park offers a beach, picnic tables, a playground, hiking, deer hunting, fishing, a boat launch, a campground with tent and trailer sites, and ice skating. See also Taconic State Park Copake Falls Area Taconic Outdoor Education Center List of New York state parks External links http nysparks.state.ny.us parks info.asp?parkID 132 New York State Parks Taconic State Park Rudd Pond Area http www.nynjtc.org content taconic state park NY NJTC Taconic State Park Details and Trail Info coord 42.067 73.51 type city region US format dms display title Protected Areas of New York Category New York state parks Category North East, New York Category Parks in Dutchess County, New York DutchessCountyNY geo stub ...   more details




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