CTLE -   The Great Ledge: Exploring Thacher

By filling out this form you are attesting to having watched the documentary The Great Ledge: Exploring Thacher in its entirety for 1 hour of CTLE credit.  You will receive a CTLE completion certificate within 2 weeks of completing this form.

You will receive a copy of your answers via email when you submit the form. If you have questions, please contact education@wmht.org.

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1. What is your name as it appears on your TEACH account?

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2. What is your address?

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3.  What is your date of birth?  *
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4. What are the last 4 digits of your social security #?
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5.  Explain how the Native American view of land ownership differed from the Dutch view? How did that play a part in the Mohican dispossession of land now known as the Helderbergs? *
6.  When the Dutch first discovered the Helderberg escarpment, they referred to it as the “Helleburg”. What does that Dutch term translate to?  *
7.  What part did the caves under the Helderbergs possibly play during the American Revolution? What is the story behind the “Tory Cave”? *
8.  In the 1950’s there were “grand plans” for the development of Thacher Park that never actually came to fruition. However, there was one grand plan that was developed and enjoyed by the public for generations. What was it and what eventually happened to it?  *
9.  What motivating factors led John Boyd Thacher to buy up the parcels of farmland that contained the escarpment? *
10. What unique geological characteristics does the Helderberg Escarpment have that made it a favored site of “international geologic discovery” for academics? *
11.  Explain what led to the Anti-Rent War (also known as the Helderberg War)? *
12.  List three types of experiences Thacher Park has to offer to its visitors. *
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