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Courtesy Wikipedia: John Boyd Thacher State Park is named after a 19th century Albany mayor, whose widow, Emma Treadwell Thacher, donated the land in 1914. It is located on the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the best fossil-bearing formations in the US. There are over 12 miles of trails in the park including the famous Indian Ladder Trail, which was once used by the Mohawk Iroquois Indians to reach