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THE BRONX RIVER WALK
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Visitor Tour Number:
(914) 517-5575 |
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Friends
of Westchester County Parks
invites
you to explore a special audio tour narrated by Dan
Rather
Dan
Rather Biography
For directions and maps on how to
find any of these stops please click here for a
printable brochure.
These tours can be downloaded onto
your MP3 player or IPod.
MP3 (audio
only) &
Download MP4
*Requires Quicktime |
Photo by John
Filo
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STOPS 1 AND 2 |
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Overview, Northernmost
Point & Kensico Dam |
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Kensico Dam Plaza is known for its massive stone
dam wall, which is made of
beautiful gray granite.
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*Overview &
Stops 1 & 2 |
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STOP 3 |
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9-11 Memorial
"The Rising" |
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"The Rising" features a
majestic steel monument that
honors the residents killed
in the September 11th terror
attacks. |
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Tour 3 |
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STOP 4 |
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Valhalla
Stone Bridge |
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STOP
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STOP 6 |
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Yellow
Twig Dogwoods |
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The Yellow Twig Dogwood
attracts birds and is
favored for its ability to
prevent erosion. |
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Tour 6 |
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Shagbark
Hickories |
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STOP 7 |
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Sycamore
Trees |
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The Sycamore Trees line the
Bronx River's bank and are distinctive due to their flaking
bark. |
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Tour 7 |
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STOP 8 |
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The
Wetlands |
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STOP
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Westchester
County Center |
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STOP
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STOP 11 |
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Battle Hill
Monument |
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The Battle Hill
Monument
commemorates the
Revolutionary War
Battle of White
Plains, |
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Tour 11 |
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White
Plains
Train Station |
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STOP 12 |
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Woodlands
Viaduct |
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STOP 13 |
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Mill
Stream
Diversion |
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Remnants of the mill stream
Diversion where gates
allowed millers to regulate
water flow to grist,
saw and stone mills in the
1800's. |
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Tour 13 |
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STOP
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Duckpond/Haubold
Gunpowder Mill |
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STOP
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STOP 16 AND B |
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Garth
Woods |
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Scarsdale Falls &
Tooley Bridge |
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STOP 17 |
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Pond &
Flood Plain |
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This small pond provides a
natural retreat for
wildlife, plants and
animals, and an area of
lowland that accommodates
river floodwaters. |
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Tour 17 |
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STOP 18 |
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Westchester County Tourism Info Center |
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The
Westchester County Tourism
Information Center is located in a
small stone building, accessible by
car from the Bronx River Parkway.
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Tour
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STOP
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Pine
Forest |
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STOP
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STOP 21 |
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Crestwood
Lake |
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The Crestwood Lake
area is the best for
bird watching
including a variety
of birds such as
Herons, Egrets,
ducks of all kinds,
Orioles and
Kingbirds. |
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Tour 21 |
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Crestwood
Train Station |
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STOP 22 |
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Old
Stone Mill and Malcolm Wilson Park |
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STOP 23 |
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Bronxville
Lake |
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STOP
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Bronxville
Waterfall |
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STOP
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STOP 26 |
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Overview
Southernmost Point |
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From this point you can
enjoy a stroll through the
quaint Village of Bronxville
and enjoy a refreshment
before you head back.
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Tour
26 |
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Swain's
Mill |
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