Seneca Village
Discover the hidden history of Seneca Village, the 19th century African American community that thrived in what is now Central Park.
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Frederick Douglass
A bronze statue of the abolitionist leader stands inside of Frederick Douglass Circle, which marks the transition from the Upper West Side to Harlem.
Greensward Plan
In 1857, the Central Park Commission held the country's first landscape design contest and selected the "Greensward Plan," submitted by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.