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Military Park Commons Historic District
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Wars of America statue
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| Location: | Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: | 40°44′23″N 74°10′9″W / 40.73972°N 74.16917°WCoordinates: 40°44′23″N 74°10′9″W / 40.73972°N 74.16917°W |
| Built: | 1916 |
| Architect: | Ely, Wilson and John; Guilbert and Betelle |
| Architectural style: | Renaissance, Italianate |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
04000649 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 18, 2004 |
Military Park is a 6-acre (24,000 m2) city park in downtown Newark, New Jersey. It is a nearly triangular park located between Park Place, Rector Street and Broad Street. From 1667, when the city was planned, until 1869 it was a training ground for soldiers. In 1869 it became the town commons.
The New Jersey Historical Society and the Military Park Building are located across from the park.
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Features [link]
In the southwestern part of the park is the colossal Wars of America monument, created by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore.[2] The sculpture itself forms the base of a large concrete sword built into the ground. The sword from the ground resembles a large dry fountain and from the air its shape is easily distinguished. The sword is about eighty yards long from the end of the statue to its tip; the blade is over ten feet across at its base. A bust of John F. Kennedy was erected in 1965. The park also has an old drinking fountain with the phrase "My cup runneth over" carved around its base, and statues of Frederick Frelinghuysen and Philip Kearny.
A three-level underground parking garage is beneath the park. A subway station, Military Park Station, lies under the southwest end of the park at Raymond Boulevard and Park Place.
Doane Park [link]
Doane Park is a tenth-acre triangular piece of land north of Military Park, where Broad Street and Park Place veer off and is separated from Military Park by Rector Street. A statue of Monsignor George Hobart Doane, for whom the park is named, was unveiled in 1908. Doane was a rector at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral and did much for the city including his work with the Essex County Park Commission.[3]
Events [link]
- The annual Africa-Newark Festival celebrates African culture.
- Jazz concerts are sometimes performed in Military Park.
- On Thursdays during the fall, a farmers market is held on Park Place.
References [link]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. https://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Historical Landmarks". City of Newark, New Jersey. https://www.ci.newark.nj.us/visitors/landmarks__points_of_oten.php. Retrieved April 27, 2102.
- ^ Doane Park, accessed on November 2, 2007.
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National Military Park
National Military Park, National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park, and National Battlefield Site are four designations for 25 battle sites preserved by the United States federal government because of their national importance. The designation applies to "sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States...."
There are 11 National Battlefields, nine National Military Parks, four National Battlefield Parks, and one National Battlefield Site. The National Park Service does not distinguish among the four designations in terms of their preservation or management policies.
In 1890, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was the first such site created by Congress. Originally these sites were maintained by the War Department, but were transferred to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933. The different designations appear to represent Congressional attitudes at the time of authorization of each individual site, although "park" appears to be reserved for the larger sites. Only Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, which is small, still bears that designation; others have since been redesignated. Some battlefields are designated as National Monuments, such as Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, or National Historic Sites, such as Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.
Military Park
Military Park may refer to:
See also
Military Park (NLR station)
Military Park Station is an underground station on the Newark City Subway Line of the Newark Light Rail. The station is owned and service is operated by New Jersey Transit. The station is located at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard, Park Place and Broad Street in Downtown Newark at Military Park. The station was opened in 1935 and called Broad Street Station. It was renamed so only one station in the system would carry the name Broad Street when Downtown Newark's stations (Penn Station and Broad Street) were connected by the Newark Light Rail Line. The station is decorated with beige tiles and colored tiles for borders, mosaics and street indicator signs. This station is not wheelchair accessible, but the adjacent stations, Penn Station and Washington Street, are.
History
In 1910, the Public Service Corporation planned to build two subway lines meeting at Broad Street (now Military Park). An additional north-south line would have connected Bridge Street to the north with Clinton Avenue near The Coast/Lincoln Park neighborhood near Lincoln Park. The proposed second segment of the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL) together with the first segment, the Newark Light Rail would service this area. The existing Newark City Subway Line was built in the old Morris Canal bed with construction beginning in 1929 and service starting on the line on May 26, 1935.
