Before Central Park: Uncovering the Fort Landscape (Illustrated Talk)
September 16, 2014 |
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Central Park's northern landscapes, less altered by the design and construction of the Park, offer one of the few remaining windows into the pre-urban landscape of New York City. The area known as the Fort Landscape includes rocky overlooks that were the sites of fortifications built during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Join Central Park Conservancy in marking the 200th anniversary of the construction of the War of 1812 fortifications (built in August 1814) with a presentation on the Fort Landscape that integrates recent archaeological discoveries and new findings about its history. Presenters include: Richard W. Hunter, Ph.D., President and Principal Archaeologist at Hunter Associates; Steven H. Jaffe, Curator and War of 1812 expert at the Museum of the City of New York; and Sara Cedar Miller, Official Historian and Photographer for Central Park Conservancy. Reception on the Museum Terrace to follow.
This program is a partnership between Central Park Conservancy and the Museum of the City of New York. Tickets $25 (MCNY and CPC Members $15).
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Website:
www.centralparknyc.org/calendar/events/before-central-park-lecture.html |
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Museum of the City of New York |
1220 Fifth Avenue
(@ E103 Street)
New York, NY 10029 |
| Website:
www.mcny.org |
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| Contact Information |
| Email:
bmramos@centralparknyc.org |
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