Thursday, August 27, 2009

Interesting - America's Oldest Parks

http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/citypark_facts/ccpe_oldest_parks_2009.pdf

The Oldest City Parks

These are the 80 oldest U.S. city parks ranked chronologically. In the case of parks which were enlarged later, the date refers to the year of initial creation or acquisition. In the case of parks whose names have changed, the modern name is given. Of course, before the European invasion, there were hundreds of even older plazas, sports fields, ceremonial grounds and food preparation commons in such Native American communities as Cahokia, Cheektowaga, Tathlapotle and Taos Pueblo, but the pre-historical record does not yield dates of their establishment.

Year Established

1 Plaza de la ConstituciĆ³n St. Augustine, Fla. 1573

2 Boston Common Boston, Mass. 1634

3 New Haven Green New Haven, Conn. 1641

4 Washington/Marion Squares Charleston, S.C. 1680

5 Rittenhouse/Washington/Logan/Franklin Squares Philadelphia, Pa. 1682

6 Salem Common Salem, Mass. 1685

7 Battery Park New York, N.Y. 1686

8 Military/Washington Parks Newark, N.J. 1697

9 Jackson Square New Orleans, La. 1718

10 San Pedro Springs Park San Antonio, Tex. 1729

11 Bowling Green New York, N.Y. 1733

11 Johnson Square Savannah, Ga. 1733

13 Old Town Plaza Albuquerque, N.M. 1760

14 El Pueblo Los Angeles, Calif. 1781

15 National Mall Washington, D.C. 1790

16 Settlers Landing Cleveland, Ohio 1796

17 Duane Street Park New York, N.Y. 1797

18 Village Green Park Worthington, Ohio 1803

19 Lafayette Square Washington, D.C. 1804

20 Gravois/Laclede/Mt. Pleasant Parks St. Louis, Mo. 1812

21 Jackson Place Park St. Louis, Mo. 1816

22 Auction Park Memphis, Tenn. 1819

23 Santa Fe Plaza Santa Fe, N.M. 1821

24 Washington Square New York, N.Y. 1823

25 Patterson Park Baltimore, Md. 1827

26 Union Square New York, N.Y. 1832

27 Tompkins Square Park New York, N.Y. 1833

28 Cathedral Square Park Milwaukee, Wis. 1835

28 Van Vorst Park Jersey City, N.J. 1835

30 Port Richmond Park Staten Island, N.Y. 1836

31 Grant Park Chicago, Ill. 1837

32 Lafayette Park St. Louis, Mo. 1838

33 Daniel Carter Beard Memorial Square Queens, N.Y. 1841

34 Chapman Park Portland, Ore. 1843

35 Wyanda Park Queens, N.Y. 1844

36 Thomas Square Honolulu, Hawaii 1845

37 Madison Square Park/Reservoir Square (Bryant Park) New York, N.Y. 1847

37 Portsmouth Square San Francisco, Calif. 1847

37 Washington Park (Fort Greene Park) Brooklyn, N.Y. 1847

40 Rice Park St. Paul, Minn. 1849

40 Sutter Land Grants Park Sacramento, Calif. 1849

42 Grand Circus Park Detroit, Mich. 1850

42 Oakland Cemetery Atlanta, Ga. 1850

42 Pantoja Park San Diego, Calif. 1850

42 Union/Washington Squares San Francisco, Calif. 1850

46 Goodale Park Columbus, Ohio 1851

46 Monroe Park Richmond, Va. 1851

48 Union Park Chicago, Ill. 1853

49 Artesian Park Corpus Christi, Tex. 1854

49 Bushnell Park Hartford, Conn. 1854

49 City Park New Orleans, La. 1854

49 Elm Park Worcester, Mass. 1854

53 East Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pa. 1855

53 Esther Short Park Vancouver, Wash. 1855

53 Washington Park Cincinnati, Ohio 1855

56 Hemming Plaza Jacksonville, Fla. 1857

56 Murphy Square Minneapolis, Minn. 1857

58 Central Park New York, N.Y. 1858

58 San Jacinto Plaza El Paso, Tex. 1858

60 Druid Hill Park Baltimore, Md. 1860

61 Miller Park Lynchburg, Va. 1862

62 Old Fort Park Fort Wayne, Ind. 1863

63 Pershing Square Los Angeles, Calif. 1866

64 Allegheny Commons Pittsburgh, Pa. 1867

64 Buena Vista Park San Francisco, Calif. 1867

64 Cooper Park Lincoln, Neb. 1867

64 The Ellipse Washington, D.C. 1867

68 Balboa Park San Diego, Calif. 1868

68 DeFremery Park Oakland, Calif. 1868

68 Farragut/Franklin Squares Washington, D.C. 1868

68 Prospect Park Brooklyn, N.Y. 1868

72 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, Calif. 1870

73 Acadia Park Colorado Springs, Colo. 1871

74 Alum Rock San Jose, Calif. 1872

74 Belle Isle Detroit, Mich. 1872

74 Emancipation Park Houston, Tex. 1872

74 Hancom Park Omaha, Neb. 1872

74 Riverside Park New York, N.Y. 1872

79 Garfield Park Indianapolis, Ind. 1873

79 Hyde Park Fort Worth, Tex. 1873

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