The Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail, also known as the Jesse McHugh Rail Trail, is a 3.22-mile (5.18 km) rail trail between the village of Walden and the hamlet of Wallkill. The two communities are located in Orange County and Ulster County, respectively, in upstate New York. The trail is part of the former Wallkill Valley Railroad's rail corridor. The railway was the first to operate in Ulster County. Passenger service ended in 1937; the opening of the New York State Thruway and decreased freight traffic caused the line to close in 1957. The land was purchased by the towns of Montgomery and Shawangunk in 1985 and converted to a public trail. The portion of the trail in Shawangunk was formally opened in 1993 and named after former town supervisor Jesse McHugh. After seven years of discussion, the route was paved between 2008 and 2009. The trail includes an unofficial, unimproved section to the north of Wallkill, and is bounded by NY 52 and NY 208.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1859:

Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zappas_Olympics

1889:

Brazilian emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca, while the country was proclaimed a republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_and_fall_of_Pedro_II_of_Brazil

1922:

During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_Guayaquil_general_strike

1959:

Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

pervious: 1. Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage; permeable. 2. (figurative) 3. Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed. 4. Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable. 5. Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable. 6. (obsolete) 7. Capable of penetrating or permeating. 8. (botany, zoology) Of a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pervious

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.   --Daniel Barenboim https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Barenboim