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| Inwood Hill Park | |
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 Rock formations (used as Wecquaesgeek dwellings) | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Inwood, Manhattan, New York City |
| Area | 196.4 acres (79.5 ha) |
| Created | 1926 |
| Operated by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
Inwood Hill Park is a 196 acres (79 ha) public park in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.[1] On a high schist ridge that rises 200 feet (61 m) above the Hudson River from Dyckman Street to the northern tip of the island, Inwood Hill Park's densely folded, glacially scoured topography contains the largest remaining old-growth forest on the island of Manhattan. The area is also known as the Shorakapkok Preserve, shorakapkok meaning 'the sitting place' in the Munsee language used by the Wecquaesgeek tribe who inhabited the area for nearly 700 years.[2] Unlike other Manhattan parks, Inwood Hill Park is largely natural and consists of mostly wooded, non-landscaped hills.
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