YORKLYN, Del.- Delawareans now have a 17th state park to visit in the First State.

On Friday, Gov. John Carney, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and others dedicated the new Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn. The park was previously the Auburn Heights Preserve.

The 366-acre park features an 1897 Queen Anne Victorian mansion and the Marshall Steam Museum, home to the largest operating Stanley steam car collection in the world. Also on hand Friday were Tom and Ruth Marshall, who donated the four-acre estate. The Marshalls' family established and operated the National Vulcanized Fiber factory next to the estate. Auburn Valley State Park also features walking trails and a historic bridge, named after the Marshalls.

“The new Auburn Valley State Park will be an economic engine to draw residents and visitors alike to Yorklyn, helping boost the state’s $3.3 billion tourist industry,” said Carney. “We must invest in our state parks to provide Delaware’s residents and visitors with safe and enjoyable recreational opportunities and open spaces, responsible stewardship of the lands and the cultural and natural resources that we have been entrusted to protect and manage, and resource-based interpretive and educational services.”

DNREC says Auburn Valley State Park has undergone site remediation, including toxics removal and flood mitigation. DNREC says they plan to redevelop the area as well, including restoring historic buildings.

“Auburn Valley State Park will help transform Yorklyn into a residential, commercial, conservation and recreational area, while also removing a century of contamination," said Garvin.

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