Collect Pond Park
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Park in New York
A large grassy area with benches, shade trees & a pool on the site of a historic underground spring.
Address: 130 Leonard St, New York, NY 10013
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 6 AM
Phone: (212) 639-9675
Located on Leonard Street between Centre and Lafayette Streets, this park occupies the eighteenth century site of Collect Pond. The pond was a large, ...
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Collect Pond, or Fresh Water Pond, was a body of fresh water in what is now Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, New York City. For the first two centuries of ...
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This former pond was a very important place for early settlers in New York and was their main source of fresh water. It is now lookong a little tired and run ...
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Posted: Oct 13, 2020
Posted: Oct 13, 2020
Located on Leonard Street between Centre and Lafayette Streets, this park occupies the eighteenth century site of Collect Pond. The pond was a large, ...
“Collect” originated from the Dutch word “Kolch,” meaning “small body of water.” Residents would spend time by the pond, picnicking in the summers and ice ...
Jul 22, 2019 · Collect Pond, or Fresh Water Pond, was a body of fresh water near the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, that covered approximately 48 ...
Collect Pond was a large, 60-foot deep body of fresh water extending more than 5 acres over southern Manhattan. City of New York Parks & ...
Jun 25, 2012 · Located just north of present-day City Hall Park, its water was famous for its clear, sweet taste. In warm weather, picnickers could be found on ...