Karner, New York

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Coordinates: 42°43′35″N 73°51′20″W / 42.72639°N 73.85556°W / 42.72639; -73.85556
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Karner
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Karner is a

Karner Blue butterfly
was first identified.

History

Karner started as Center Station along the New York Central Railroad's (NYCRR) tracks. The station was built in 1831. George Karner, in the mid-to-late 19th century, bought the land that would become the hamlet and laid out streets and lots, though most did not sell. Center was renamed Karner in 1880 for him.

type specimen for the identification of the entire species.[3]

Geography

Karner is centered along Karner Road with the

New York Route 155. The edges surrounding the core of the hamlet are rural pine barrens with much of the land protected in the Pine Bush Preserve
.

Location

References

  1. ISBN 1-55557-146-8
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  2. ^ Kurt Johnson. "A Journey to Karner, New York: A Conservation Dilemma". International Vladimir Nabokov Society. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  3. ISBN 978-0-8135-3794-8
    .
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