Bronze plaque № 40212

New York, NY, United States

Bowling Green Fence. Erected by the Common Council in 1771, this fence surrounds New York's earliest part. The park was leased in 1733 for use as a bowling green at a rental of one peppercorn a year. Patriots, who in 1776 destroyed an equestrian statue of George III which stood here, are said to hav

e removed the crowns which capped the fence posts, but the fence itself remains.

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