Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (58.4 km2) state park located in Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York. The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, and follows the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge and over several large waterfalls. It is located 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Rochester and 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Buffalo, and spans portions of the Livingston County towns of Leicester, Mount Morris, and Portage, as well as the Wyoming County towns of Castile and Genesee Falls.In 1856, industrialist William Pryor Letchworth (1823-1910) bought 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land, and constructed his Glen Iris Estate. In 1906 he bequeathed the estate to New York, which soon after became the core of the newly created Letchworth State Park.The park prominently features three large waterfalls — the Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls — on the Genesee River, which flows within a deep gorge that winds through the park. The rock walls of the gorge, which rise up to 550 feet (170 m) in places, prompted the area's reputation as the \"Grand Canyon of the East\"."@en }
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- Letchworth_State_Park abstract "Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (58.4 km2) state park located in Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York. The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, and follows the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge and over several large waterfalls. It is located 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Rochester and 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Buffalo, and spans portions of the Livingston County towns of Leicester, Mount Morris, and Portage, as well as the Wyoming County towns of Castile and Genesee Falls.In 1856, industrialist William Pryor Letchworth (1823-1910) bought 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land, and constructed his Glen Iris Estate. In 1906 he bequeathed the estate to New York, which soon after became the core of the newly created Letchworth State Park.The park prominently features three large waterfalls — the Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls — on the Genesee River, which flows within a deep gorge that winds through the park. The rock walls of the gorge, which rise up to 550 feet (170 m) in places, prompted the area's reputation as the \"Grand Canyon of the East\".".