Lowey, Interior Secretary Jewell Attend Historic Sign Unveiling at FDR State Park

YORKTOWN, NY — Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, made a stop Monday at Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Lowey was joined by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey.

A morning ceremony unveiled new Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail signs.

The ceremony also marked the 235th anniversary of George Washington’s Continental Army joining forces with General Rochambeau’s French army in the lower Hudson Valley.

The new signs mark the location of a French army encampment, tell the story of the alliance and highlight the Hudson Valley’s significant role in the Revolutionary War.

In the afternoon, Lowey, Jewell and Harvey held a roundtable discussion on issues and opportunities associated with protecting a preserving the country’s historical and cultural sites and structures.

Photo caption: From left, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Rep. Nita Lowey and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey. Photo credit: Courtesy.