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By DAVID HULSE

HIGH POINT -- The war memorial obelisk at New Jersey's High Point State Park, pictured here surrounded by workers scaffolding, has been closed to visitors this season while some restoration efforts have taken place.

Port Jervis historian Peter Osborne, who is writing a book on the depression era Civilian Conservation Corps role in building the park, said the 70-year-old monument has always suffered from moisture control problems inside and part of the work is the installation of measures to control moisture. Masons are also repainting the exterior stonework.

The rest of the scenic park is open as usual.