Bowling Green

Bowling Green (HM8WP)

Location: New York, NY 10004 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.293', W 74° 0.819'

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The first public park to be established in New York March 12, 1733

"Resolved that the Corporation will Lease a Piece of Land lying at the lower End of Broadway fronting to the Fort to some of the inhabitants of the Said Broadway in Order to be Inclosed to make a Bowling Green there of with Walks therein, for the Beauty and Ornament of the Said Street as well as for the Recreation & Delight of the Inhabitants of This City."
From the minutes of the Common Council
Reconstructed 1938
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HM NumberHM8WP
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Year Placed1938
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 583323 N 4506464
Decimal Degrees40.70488333, -74.01365000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.293', W 74° 0.819'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 17.58" N, 74° 0' 49.14" W
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Area Code(s)212, 917, 646, 516, 347,
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5 Broadway, New York NY 10004, US
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