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PARK FACT:
Philanthropist Daniel Willis James donated the James Fountain to the park in the 1880s with the intention of teaching New Yorkers about kindness and charity. Originally, tin cups were chained to the fountain to allow passerby to quench their thirst.
Union Square Park
Broadway To 4 Ave., E 14 St. To E 17 St.
Manhattan
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 6.51
George Washington 
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; J.Q.A. Ward. assistant
- Architect: Richard Upjohn
- Description: Equestrian figure on intergral plinth, pedestal on plinth
- Materials: Bronze, Barre granite
- Cast: 1856
- Dedicated: July 4, 1856
- Foundry: Ames Foundry, Chicopee, Mass.
- Donor: Merchants of New York
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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