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THE TACONIC PARKWAY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY: Originally designated as the “Bronx Parkway Extension,” the route of the Taconic State Parkway was approved by the New York State Legislature in 1923. Combined with the already completed section of the Bronx River Parkway, this section of the Taconic was to provide a scenic, rapid route from New York City to the Bear Mountain Bridge and points north.

In Yorktown, near the Westchester-Putnam county border, the Bronx Parkway extension was to diverge. The left fork was to make a 90-degree turn from north to west. This section, which later became known as the Bear Mountain State Parkway, was originally part of the “Bronx Parkway Extension.” The right fork was to continue north to the “Eastern State Parkway,” which later became the Taconic State Parkway.

Work began on the 20.7 miles of the Taconic State Parkway through Westchester County in 1927. Four years later, the Westchester County Park Commission Report described the natural attractions of the region through which the parkway passed as follows:

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