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Bowling Green Park050
in New York, NY 10004about Bowling Green Park:
Bowling Green is New York City's oldest park. According to tradition, this spot served as the council ground for Native American tribes and is reputed to be the site of the legendary sale of Manhattan to Peter Minuit in 1626.
The Dutch called the area "the Plain" and used it for several purposes. It was the beginning of Heere Staat (High Street, now Broadway), a trade route, which extended north through Manhattan and the Bronx. It was also the site of a parade ground, meeting place, and cattle market.
Bowling Green was first designated as a park on March 12, 1733, when it was offered for rent at the cost of one peppercorn per year.
The Dutch called the area "the Plain" and used it for several purposes. It was the beginning of Heere Staat (High Street, now Broadway), a trade route, which extended north through Manhattan and the Bronx. It was also the site of a parade ground, meeting place, and cattle market.
Bowling Green was first designated as a park on March 12, 1733, when it was offered for rent at the cost of one peppercorn per year.
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