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Fort Greene Park

Park · Fort Greene, New York

Fort Greene Park in autumn

A 30-acre New York City parkland unit holding the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.

History

The City of Brooklyn acquired the land from the Cowenhoven family by 1842 and opened it in 1847 as Washington Park, the city's second public park. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux redesigned it in 1867, and it was renamed for General Nathanael Greene.

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Bounded by Myrtle Avenue, DeKalb Avenue, Washington Park and Cumberland and St. Edwards Streets, Brooklyn, NY

Photo "Fort Greene Park in autumn": Kylan04, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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