PARK FACT:
Riverside Park contains one of the few remaining great stands of American Elm (Ulmus americana).
Riverside Park, Northern Section
Ralph Ellison Memorial 
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- Sculptor: Elizabeth Catlett
- Architect: Ken Smith, Landscape Architect
- Description: Sculpture; rectangular bronze structure with cut-out male figure; four engraved stone markers
- Materials: Bronze and deer isle granite
- Cast: 2002
- Dedicated: May 1, 2003
- Foundry: Johnson Atelier, Mercerville, NJ
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