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PARK FACT:
Until 1912, Highland Park was administered in entirety by the Brooklyn division of the Parks Department. That year, the Queens division assumed responsibility for the Queens portion of the park.
Highland Park
Jackie Robinson Pkwy., Vermont Ave., Highland Blvd. bet. Bulwer Pl. and Cypress Hills St.
Queens
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 101.28
Dawn of Glory 
Read a history from Parks’ Historical Signs Project. This text can be found posted within the park.
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- Sculptor: Pietro Montana
- Description: Standing male figure (heroic scale) with integral plinth on pedestal raised on three steps, tablet
- Materials: Figure--bronze; Pedestal--Deer Isle granite
- Cast: 1924
- Dedicated: July 13, 1924
- Foundry: American Art Foundry, New York
- Donor: Kings County Chapter of the American Legion.
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