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river left, and the Hudson became
a symbol of unchecked greed and
avarice.
The people who lived on the river
began to fight back, most famously
in 1963 when Con Edison sought
to turn Storm King Mountain into
the world's largest hydroelectric
dam. In what is considered the birth
of America's environmental move-
ment, a group of concerned citi-
zens formed a group called Scenic
Hudson and eventually blocked Con
Ed from building the plant. Sudden-
ly the people of the Hudson Valley
realized that the fate of the river was
theirs to control. Groups like River-
keeper and Clearwater joined Scenic
Poet's Walk in Red Hook is a 128-acre park that features almost two miles of gently meandering
trails with numerous scenic overlooks of the Hudson River, and plenty of wooden pavilions and
benches to rest on along the way. Photo by Robert Rodriguez Jr.
EXPLORE THE HUDSON
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