Hasbrouck Park

Hasbrouck Park is a 45 acres (18 ha) park in Kingston, New York or in Kingston (town), New York

Opened in 1920, it was Kingston's first "official" downtown park.

Much of the park's area was mined by the Neward Lime and Cement Company in the 1800s and early 1900s. That company's Stone Building, built in 1919 and renamed the Emilio Primo Stone Building in 1999, is used for events and recreation programs.[1]

The Hasbrouck Park Trail through the park is .5 miles (0.80 km) long and provides information on nature and local history.

Many are confused with the Hasbrouck Park of the same name located in New Paltz, NY; 15 miles away. There,In 2019, a college student was killed by a 150 feet (46 m) fall, at night, in Hasbrouck Park, New Paltz.[2][3]

References
  1. "Hasbrouck Park".
  2. College student, 20, plummets 150 FEET over a cliff to her death after getting lost on a hiking trip in upstate New York (Report). Daily Mail. November 19, 2019.
  3. "SUNY New Paltz student, 20, dies in fall at upstate NY park". ABC-7. November 19, 2019.
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