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Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
Ft. Wadsworth to Miller Field, Fr Capodanno Blvd.
Staten Island
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 644.35
Fountain of the Dolphins 
Read a history from Parks’ Historical Signs Project. This text can be found posted within the park.
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- Sculptor: Steven Dickey
- Architect: Dana Hepler
- Description: Fountain consisting of six dolphin figures (life size) fastened to footings by posts and wave-shaped rails containing illuminable fiber-optic cables, water jets
- Materials: Dolphin figures and rails--bronze; posts--steel
- Cast: April 1998
- Dedicated: June 20, 1998
- Foundry: Bronzart Foundry, Inc.
- Fabricator: Bronzart Foundry, Inc.
- Donor: Staten Island Borough President's Office
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