William Pryor Letchworth spent decades buying land to stop development; his 1,000-acre gift became a 14,427-acre New York state park
- Posted on October 6, 2026
- By The Times of India
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William Pryor Letchworth spent decades buying land to stop development; his 1,000-acre gift became a 14,427-acre New York state park
William Pryor Letchworth spent nearly five decades acquiring land around the Genesee River gorge in western New York, driven by a desire to protect its waterfalls, forests and historic landscape. What began with his first purchase in 1859 eventually became an estate of more than 1,000 acres, which he gave to New York State in 1906.
