TimeOut.Com recently reported on seven secrets about Central Park. Sure, you know that Central Park is the biggest park in Manhattan, but you don’t know all the lesser-known spots hidden in its winding paths and mysterious forests. There are secret gardens, relics from the 1800s and tricks to help you not get lost while trying to walk crosstown.
There’s a rock in Central Park with a large metal bolt protruding from it. The story? It’s believed that this is one of the original survey bolts from the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, when the New York City grid was first mapped out. While some people know its whereabouts, no one is talking for fear that someone will "take" it.
While horse-drawn carriages have become a controversial topic in New York, in the 19th century they were the only way to get around. Back during the 1850s, the pathways through Central Park were designed with deliberate curves in order to prevent horse-drawn carriage racing.
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