PARK FACT:
Samuel Parsons, Jr., landscape designer of De Witt Clinton Park, was an apprentice, and later business partner, for Calvert Vaux of Olmsted & Vaux fame.
De Witt Clinton Park
Highlights
Clinton War Memorial
If ye break faith With those who died We shall not sleep Though poppies grow On Flanders Field - an excerpt from Flanders Field by John McCrae Located at… Read More
Erie Canal Playground
Erie Canal Playground is located in De Witt Clinton Park, one of the few New York City parks which gave its name to a neighborhood. This area, roughly bounded by 59th… Read More
The Atlantic Flyway - De Witt Clinton Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majestic bird no longer nests here, it can still be… Read More
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