Liberty State Park is a state park in Jersey City, New Jersey. It has a coastline along the Hudson River with views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. (Battery Park and the World Financial Center are the closest parts of New York to the park.) State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Jersey Citys skyline from Hoboken, New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... The Statue of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue, given to the U.S. by France in the late 19th century, that stands at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all: returning Americans... Immigration Museum on Ellis Island Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor at the mouth of the Hudson River, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The World Financial Center is a complex of buildings across West Street from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, New York City This complex is home to offices of major corporations including Merrill Lynch, American Express, Lehman Brothers, among others. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ...

Geography

Image of Liberty State Park taken by NASA. (The red line shows where Liberty State Park is, blue lines show where Ellis Island and Liberty Island are.)

Liberty State Park is 1,212 acres (4.9 km²) in area, and takes up a big chunk of the Jersey City waterfront. It is bordered to the north by the Morris Canal Big Basin, to the south and east by the Hudson River, and to the west by Jersey City. There are 2 small sections of Liberty State Park that are connected to Caven Point and not connected to the rest of the park. One is connected to northern Caven Point and the other is a thin pier that extends out from Chapel Avenue (both are south of the rest of park. Each of the 2 sections are separated from eachother and divided from the park by a body of water.) Image of Liberty State Park taken by NASA. (Red line shows where LSC is, blue lines show where Ellis Island and Liberty Island are) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image of Liberty State Park taken by NASA. (Red line shows where LSC is, blue lines show where Ellis Island and Liberty Island are) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... The Morris Canal was a canal and series of water-driven inclined plane railroads that ran across northern New Jersey in the United States from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s. ...

Most of the park's area is on man-made land filled in by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad, now-defunct companies whose lines once terminated there.

Details

In the northeast corner of the park is the CRRNJ (Central Railroad of New Jersey) Terminal, a historic transportation building. About half of the park is currently not open to public access, and of that one third is industrial. But most of the park is superb with great views of New York and lots of open space. The areas that are open to the public are along the borders. A road called Freedom Way goes through the center and serves a barrier between the area not open to the public to the west of it and the area that is open to the public to the east, with many bikepaths, walkways, and fields. One of those walkways in the eastern section of the park is Liberty Walkway, a long path that stretches from the CRRNJ along the waterfront south to the Statue of Liberty overlook, bridging over two coves along the way. Halfway along 'Liberty Walkway' is a bridge that connects from Liberty State park to Ellis Island, but only authorized vehicles are allowed. The southeastern corner of the park contains the Statue of Liberty overlook, picnic facilites, a playground, the U.S. Flag Plaza, and Liberation Monument. The Public Administration Building is also in this area (Morris Pesin Drive leads from out of the park from the Administration Building. Morris Pesin Drive also has the park's mailing address). Despite all the scenery, the Liberty Science Center is probably the biggest attraction, with floors of exhibits, the biggest Hoberman sphere in the world and the biggest Kodak Omni Theatre IMAX dome screen in the country. alternate logo The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines, or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeast. ... Immigration Museum on Ellis Island Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor at the mouth of the Hudson River, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Categories: Stub ... A Hoberman Sphere is a structure that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints. ...

History

In 1916, the Black Tom Explosion on what is now the southeastern corner of the park killed as many as seven people and caused $20 million in property damage. 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Black Tom pier, after the explosion. ...

CRRNJ Terminal, historic building preservation at Liberty State Park. Dock in foreground is starting point for ferries to Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty. Photo 2004 by Jim Russell.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 312 KB) CRRNJ (Central Railroad of New Jersey) Terminal, historic building preservation. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 312 KB) CRRNJ (Central Railroad of New Jersey) Terminal, historic building preservation. ...

See also

• List of New Jersey state parks