The owner at that time, Elmer Van Orden, staunchly opposed letting the land be mined for quarry purposes (the mountain’s diabase or “trap-rock” composition had been eagerly eyed by quarry operators for years).
The land was sold in a grant from George III before the Revolution to the forebears of the Orden family, who owned the land for generations until 1942.
An aircraft beacon was also once located on the High Tor summit, and the anchors of the beacon are still visible to visitors today. After the settlers arrived, the land’s history varied, most notably including as a signal point during the American Revolution and as the site of an air raid watch during World War II. The park sits on the homelands of the Munsee Lenape peoples, who lived between the shores of the Hudson and the hills of the Catskills for thousands of years. Located on South Mountain, the park hosts the highest peaks in the Hudson Palisades, High Tor (~800 ft) and Little Tor (~600 ft), and visitors of this park are rewarded with some of the most outstanding views in the lower Hudson Valley. Retrieved November 3, 2015.High Tor State Park is a 618-acre stretch of forested ridge separating the towns of New City and Haverstraw, NY. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley: Hikes and Walks from Westchester County to Albany (2nd ed.). ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".Archived from the original (PDF) on Septem. 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9".^ "High Tor State Park - Getting There".
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