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Putnam County, NY
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Putnam County, located about 60 miles north of New York City in the heart of the picturesque Hudson Valley, is an area rich in colonial history, suburban beauty, and modern conveniences.
Putnam County, located in southeastern New York State, is bounded by Connecticut to the east, Westchester County to the south, and Dutchess County to the north.
Before 1812, the area known as Putnam County was part of the much larger Dutchess County to the north. Orginally purchased by Dutch settlers from the Indians in the late 1600's the land was later sold to the wealthy Philipse family, and in 1812 the 235 square mile piece named for Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam was declared an independent county by the New York State Legislature.
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The
price of liberty ran high in the lower Hudson Valley during a war that
bought freedom with blood.
It began with the arrival of the Union Jack fluttering atop a massive
fleet of British ships sailing into New York Harbor in July 1776. It
ended, after seven years of hard fighting, when the forces of the Crown
went home in defeat.
- NYS Office of Parks
- Big Buck Mountain State Forest
- Bog Brook Unique Area
- California Hill State Forest
- Castle Rock Unique Area
- Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park*
- Cranberry Mountain Wildlife Management Area
- Donald J. Trump State Park*
- Hudson Highlands State Park*
- Nimham Mountain State Forest
- White Pond Multiple Use Area
- Wonder Lake State Park*
All facilities denoted with an * are managed by NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).
- Guide To Stream Trout Fishing on New York City Watershed Property in Putnam County
- Trout anglers will find many fine fishing opportunities on stream segments downstream of nine New York City Reservoirs. Combined, these nine stream segments offer over 13 miles of publicly accessible trout water. In most cases, brown trout are the most common species, while in others, rainbow and sometimes even an occasional brook trout provide diversity. In recognition of the high quality habitat and excellent thermal regimes present in some of these tailwaters, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation manages three of the best under "Artificial Lures Only" regulations. In two cases, these are coupled with high size limits and low daily limits. In another, we have employed a "No Kill"regulation. On all three of the streams the goal is to give trout additional protection, compared to the regular statewide regulations, in an effort to keep more fish in the stream and to allow more to reach larger sizes. Where natural spawning is especially significant, the trout season runs from April 1 to September 30; others have longer seasons.
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