Statesmen, industry leaders, soldiers and citizens worked together
in the States of New York and New Jersey to build defenses and develop strategies to hold the Hudson River against a British invasion
that could split the Colonies.
"Defending the Hudson" was produced by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Rockefeller State Park Preserve, and the Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve. The exhibit is on loan to the NJ State Park Service for 2001. Additional panels were designed by Ringwood State Park Staff (NJ Park Service) and produced with assistance from the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society, Ringwood Manor Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Friends of Long Pond Ironworks.
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From Route 287: Take Exit 57 (Skyline Drive). Follow Skyline Drive to the fork intersection with Route 511 (Greenwood Lake Turnpike). Turn right onto Route 511 and travel about 6-7 miles. After you cross over the Monksville Reservoir causeway, the Long Pond Ironworks Visitors Center will be on the right. Long Pond Ironworks Visitors Center From Route 17 or the New York State Thruway: Take NYS Thruway Exit 15A (Sloatsburg) to Route 17 North. Follow 17 North for 1.5 miles to Sterling Mine Road (the exit is directly across from Auntie El's farm market). Follow Sterling Mine Road for about 5-6 miles. Turn right onto Margaret King Avenue and follow it until it ends in a "T" intersection with Route 511 (Greenwood Lake Turnpike). Turn right onto 511 and follow for 1 mile. The Long Pond Ironworks Visitors Center will be on your right.
From Route 23: Take Union Valley Road (Route 513) approx. six miles and bear right onto Marshall Hill Road, which becomes Greenwood Lake Turnpike (Route 511). Long Pond Ironworks Visitors Center will be on the left.