TIL that New York State paid more for the land for Central Park ($ 7.4 million) than the US paid for the entire state of Alaska ($ 7.2 million).
TIL that New York State paid more for the land for Central Park ($ 7.4 million) than the US paid for the entire state of Alaska ($ 7.2 million).
www.smithsonianmag.com 12 Secrets of New York's Central Park
Learn some little-known facts about this NYC landmark
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More important than that is how the Black settlement of Seneca Village was siezed through eminent domain, and razed to build Central Park: