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Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the original master plan for Fort Greene Park, then called Washington Park, in 1864 (shown below). The centerpiece of their design was a new monument to the Prison Ship Martyrs.
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An original park map.
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Click each vintage postcard for a larger view.
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All contents copyright 2009, Fort Greene Park Conservancy Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Inc.
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11217
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Website designed and hosted by weissmanconsulting.com, Brooklyn, NY. 11217
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