Hennepin Park - Lewiston, NY
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Rayman
N 43° 10.357 W 079° 02.650
17T E 658971 N 4781840
This small corner park is at the end of the central business district in the quaint Village of Lewiston.
Waymark Code: WMZMM
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Views: 39
Hennepin Park was named for Father Louis Hennepin. He was a Belgian priest who visited the Lewiston area in early December 1678 in the service of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, on an expedition to locate a suitable site to build La Salle's ship "Le Griffon." This advance party, under the command of Sieur de La Motte, included Father Hennepin and a group of ship carpenters, blacksmiths, and other artisans. They erected a crude palisaded store house, the first permanent dwelling in the area at the top of a ravine about a half mile south of the park. Though not the first European to visit the area, Father Hennepin was probably one of the most interesting and best known.
There is no sign for this park.
Name: Hennepin Park
Street Location: Center St & South 4th St
Local Municipality: Lewiston
State/Province, etc.: New York
Country: United States
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: none
Picnic Facilities: none
Recreational Facilities:
There are a few benches along with a gazebo.
Monuments/Statues: none
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): none
Fountains: There is a fountain at the corner.
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none
Traditional Geocaches:
Roundabout Lewiston (GCHW29)
Date Established: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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