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What have you discovered about Central Park? Write a summary of your key findings and post your paragraph(s) here, as a comment to this post. How was the park developed? What purpose was it intended to serve? How did New Yorkers come to use the park? What does it mean to the citizens of New York? How is Central Park a symbol for the city, and what does that symbol mean?

Once posted, your homework will be to read all the posts made here after 1:30 pm on Tuesday, for class on Wednesday.