National parks: Ropewalk - public domain image

Montrose Park. The Ropewalk originated in the early nineteenth century, when Richard Parrott built a "Ropewalk" to make rope and twine. A long strip of land was set aside on a relatively level area east of the main house. After the ropewalk structure burned during the War of 1812, the feature was used as a driveway during the estate period.