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Identifier: homegeographyofn00stra (find matches)
Title: A home geography of New York city
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Straubenmuller, Gustave
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel New York (N.Y.) -- History
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc) Ginn & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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-tion is still scattered, and as the country is still close at hand toeverybody, there is no need for large park areas. Besides the large parks in the city there are many small parks,squares, gores, playgrounds, parkways, and recreation piers. Publiccomfort and health are also provided for by public baths along ourriver front and in other parts of the city. Ocean beaches are beingacquired by the city authorities for seaside parks. Some of the small parks are of historic interest, and are so wellknown that we ought to learn something about them even if theyare not located in the borough in which we live. PARKS 89 Battery Park. Where is it? Find it on your map. Did youever see this park? What can be seen from it? Although this isa small park, it is famous. Why ? Its location at the southern endof the island where the Hudson and East rivers meet brintrs it intodaily view of a great many people. Why ? It is a beautiful spot,even though all the elevated railroads of Manhattan do have their
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IkOCKAWAv Beach terminals here. In this park there are shade trees and numerousbenches and it is a cool and pleasant spot in summer. The viewfrom the sea wall is interesting. Battery Park is nearly all made land. The building now usedas an aquarium is- one of the oldest and best known buildings inour city. It was once a fort, and the spot on which it stands wasonce an island. The fort was changed into a place of amusementand was called Castle Garden. Later on it became a landing placefor immigrants. 90 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY

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