Anna Feld
A Walk in the Park
from The Central Park Series
Bridge in Central Park © Anna Feld
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Anna Feld A Walk in the Park from The Central Park Series |
Bridge in Central Park © Anna Feld |
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Time in Central Park: the Nature in City Life
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Central Park was the first major public park built in America. The northern end of Central Park was the site of a series of fortifications during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Tavern on the Green was originally a sheepfold housing a shepherd and the flock that grazed Sheep Meadow until 1934. Belvedere Castle was completed in 1872 as a viewing pavillion overlooking the lower Croton Reservoir. In 1937, the reservoir was filled in to become the Great Lawn. The second Carousel, erected in 1873, was turned by "horse power". Twice destroyed by fire, it was replaced by a 1908 carved folk art work from Coney Island. Central Park was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and a New York City Landmark in 1974.
Central Park's 843 acres of land include: land, water and woodlands.
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