Theodore Roosevelt Park - Manhattan, New York
N 40° 46.950 W 073° 58.440
18T E 586571 N 4515119
This Upper West Side park is home to the American Museum of Natural History and honours New York City Police Commissioner, Governor of New York State, Vice-President, and the youngest man to serve as President of the US.
Waymark Code: WMZDZT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2018
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NYC Parks maintains Roosevelt Park with help from the Friends of Roosevelt Park, a neighborhood group. The dog run installed in 1990 at the site—named Bull Moose Dog Run after Roosevelt’s Progressive Party—is one of the largest dog runs in the Parks system. Renovation of the park areas adjacent to 81st Street and Columbus Avenue in 2000 included the relocation of the dog run, as well as improvement of the drainage and irrigation systems, the renovation of the lawn and paths, and the addition of new benches and fencing. In 2003, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined the Consulate General of Sweden in New York to unveil the Nobel Monument by Swedish sculptor Sivert Lindblom on the west side of the park. The site was chosen based on Theodore Roosevelt’s distinction as the first United States President to win a Nobel Prize (for peace). The monument, a monolith with four sides of rough-hewn red Swedish granite and a bronze relief medallion depicting a likeness of Alfred Nobel also features a chronological list with the names of the American recipients of the Nobel Prize inscribed; new names are inscribed yearly and unveiled at an annual ceremony.
Name: Theodore Roosevelt Park
Street Location: American Museum of Natural History, CPW and 79th St
Local Municipality: New York
State/Province, etc.: NY
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Theodore Roosevelt
Date Established: 1807
Recreational Facilities:
American Museum of Natural History
Picnic Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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