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Washington Park Historic District

Park

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Washington Park in Albany, New York is the city's premier park and the site of many festivals and gatherings. As public property it dates back to the city charter in 1686, and has seen many uses including that of gunpowder storage, square/parade grounds, and cemetery.

Townsend Park

Park

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Townsend Park is a small urban park in Albany, New York, New York State, United States. It encompasses a triangle of land formed by the Y-intersection of Central and Washington avenues, with the third border formed by Henry Johnson Boulevard.

Washington Park Lake

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Washington Park Lake is a body of water in Albany, New York located in the southwestern corner of Washington Park. It has a surface area of 5.2 acres and a mean depth of 6.6 feet. Washington Park Lake is situated 1,700 feet south of Charles R Joy Library.

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Sheridan Hollow

Neighborhood

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Sheridan Hollow is a neighborhood in Albany, New York located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany. Capitol Hill to the south and Arbor Hill to the north flank the ravine.

Arbor Hill

Neighborhood

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Arbor Hill is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Clinton Avenue north to Tivoli Hollow and the Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge and from Broadway west to Henry Johnson Boulevard.

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