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PARK FACT:
Nearly one mile in length, the Long Meadow is thought to be the longest stretch of unbroken meadow in any US park.
Prospect Park
Prospect Park W, Parkside Ave. bet. Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW
Brooklyn
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 526.25
Abraham Lincoln 
Read a history from Parks’ Historical Signs Project. This text can be found posted within the park.
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- Sculptor: Henry Kirke Brown
- Description: Standing figure (over life-size) on integral plinth on pedestal with wreaths and insignia of US Army and Navy at front and rear, and two eagles, one proper left and one proper right
- Materials: Figure, wreaths and eagles---bronze; Pedestal--two types of granite
- Cast: ca. 1869
- Dedicated: October 21, 1869
- Foundry: Lamoureux
- Donor: Citizens of the City of Brooklyn
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