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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 Constitución 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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