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PARK FACT:

The country's first completely accessible playground, the Playground for All Children, opened in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1984.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

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Grand Central Pkwy., Whitestone Exwy. bet. 111 St. and College Point Blvd., Park Drive E.

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Column of Jerash map_it

  • Description: Column, plaque set in ground
  • Materials: Marble
  • Cast: 120 AD
  • Dedicated: World's Fair, 1964
  • Donor: King Hussein of Jordan

Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of installation.

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