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==Points of interest== *[[Dey Mansion]], in Preakness, [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]], served as Washington's Headquarters on several occasions during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>[http://passaiccountynj.org/facilities/facility/details/25 Dey Mansion], Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Garret Mountain Reservation]] in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] and [[Woodland Park, New Jersey|Woodland Park]] is a [[National Natural Landmark]] covering {{convert|568|acres}}.<ref>[http://www.passaiccountynj.org/facilities/Facility/Details/28 Garret Mountain Reservation], Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park]] in Paterson<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/pagr/index.htm Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park], [[National Park Service]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[High Mountain Park Preserve]] in Wayne<ref>[https://www.nynjtc.org/park/high-mountain-park-preserve High Mountain Park Preserve], [[New York–New Jersey Trail Conference]]. Accessed October 27, 2017.</ref> *[[Hinchliffe Stadium]] in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] is a stadium with 7,000 seats that was used as a venue for [[Negro league baseball]], and is the home of the [[New Jersey Jackals]] of the [[Frontier League]]. After 25 years at [[Yogi Berra Stadium]] on the campus of [[Montclair State University]], the Jackals relocated to Hinchliffe Stadium for the 2023 season starting in May 2023.<ref>[https://www.frontierleague.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/releases/20220914l8lyy8 "New Jersey Jackals Baseball Team Secures New Home At Landmark Hinchliffe Stadium In Paterson, NJ"], [[Frontier League]], September 14, 2022. Accessed April 19, 2023. "The New Jersey Jackals, a member team of the Frontier League, a Professional Baseball League of 16 teams and Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB), today announced the team is relocating from Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, NJ to its new, larger home at landmark Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. The Jackals will kick-off a 96-game season in May of 2023 at Hinchliffe, a 7,000-seat stadium that sits on a dramatic escarpment above Paterson's National Historic Great Falls and surrounded by the city's national historic district – the first planned industrial settlement in the nation in 1792."</ref> *[[Lambert Castle]] in Paterson<ref>[http://www.passaiccountynj.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/10 Lambert Castle], Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Long Pond Ironworks State Park]] in [[West Milford, New Jersey|West Milford]]<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/longpond.html Long Pond Ironworks State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Paterson Museum]], housed in the [[Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works]] in Paterson<ref>[http://www.patersonnj.gov/department/?structureid=16 Paterson Museum], [[Passaic, New Jersey]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Ringwood State Park]] in [[Ringwood, New Jersey|Ringwood]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/ringwood.html Ringwood State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> *[[Skylands (estate)|Skylands]], the [[New Jersey State Botanical Garden]] in Ringwood, are formal gardens that are open to the public year-round. Originally constructed for Clarence MacKenzie Lewis in the 1920s, the entire property was acquired by the State of New Jersey in 1966 to form a State Botanical Garden covering {{convert|4000|acre|km2|adj=on}} which include a [[Lilac]] Garden, [[Magnolia]] Walk, the Wild Flower Garden, the Crab Apple Vista, an allée of 166 trees extending almost a half-mile, and the Perennial Garden.<ref>[http://www.njbg.org/about.shtml About NJBG], [[New Jersey State Botanical Garden]]. Accessed August 31, 2014. "Skylands was sold in 1922 to Clarence McKenzie Lewis (1877-1959), an investment banker and also a trustee of the New York Botanical Garden. When Mr. Lewis purchased the property, he set out to make it a botanical showplace.... In 1966, New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands from Shelton College, which had used it as a campus."</ref> *[[Yogi Berra Stadium]] in [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]] - Located on the campus of [[Montclair State University]], the stadium was home to the [[New Jersey Jackals]] until 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Jackals departing Yogi Berra Stadium; Hinchliffe Stadium pitched as new team home - Ballpark Digest |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/08/17/jackals-departing-yogi-berra-stadium-hinchliffe-stadium-pitched-as-new-team-home/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as Montclair State's baseball team. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000, with permanent seating of 3,784, and lawn seating, which holds an additional 1,500.<ref>[http://www.jackals.com/content.asp?ID=1 Yogi Berra Stadium History], [[New Jersey Jackals]]. Accessed August 31, 2014.</ref>
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