Ashokan Center

Ashokan Field Campus Historic District
A rope pedestrian bridge over water between two areas with trees showing autumn color
The Wiggly Bridge
A map of New York, yellow with neighboring areas in pink, with a red dot west of the Hudson about midway between New York City and Albany
A map of New York, yellow with neighboring areas in pink, with a red dot west of the Hudson about midway between New York City and Albany
Location within New York state
A map of New York, yellow with neighboring areas in pink, with a red dot west of the Hudson about midway between New York City and Albany
A map of New York, yellow with neighboring areas in pink, with a red dot west of the Hudson about midway between New York City and Albany
Ashokan Center (the United States)
LocationOlive Bridge, New York
Coordinates41°55′46″N 74°12′8″W / 41.92944°N 74.20222°W / 41.92944; -74.20222
Area385 acres (156 ha)
Built18th century-1967
Websitewww.ashokancenter.org
NRHP reference No.100003622
Added to NRHP16 April 2019

The Ashokan Center (formerly the Ashokan Field Campus, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the Ashokan Field Campus Historic District,[1] is a 385-acre (156-hectare) outdoor education, conference, and retreat center located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Schools have explored and been inspired by Ashokan's forests, waterfalls, stream-fed ponds, and open meadows since 1967. Music camps, blacksmithing conferences, and retreat groups have called Ashokan home while schools are not in residence. The name Ashokan means "place of many fishes," or "where rushing waters meet" in the Lenape language.[citation needed]

The location was the inspiration for Jay Ungar's song "Ashokan Farewell", which was used as the theme music for PBS's The Civil War.[2] In 2019 it was listed on the NRHP.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places listings for April 26, 2019". U.S. National Park Service. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The Music of The Civil War". Retrieved 4 July 2011..