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unusual facts about Delaware Park–Front Park System


Delaware Park–Front Park System

:Contributing structures are: Caretakers Cottage (1889); Lincoln Parkway Bridge (1900),designed by Green and Wicks; Rose Garden Pergola (1912); Stone Bridge (ca. 1887), the only remaining structure from the original Olmsted plan; Parkside Lodge (1914); Rumsey Shelter House (1900); Main Zoo Building (1935-1940); Shelter House (ca. 1900); and Elephant House (ca. 1912).


Delaware Park

Delaware Park Racetrack, American horse racing track, casino, and golf course near Wilmington, Delaware.

Marcus M. Drake

During his commissionership, a giant boulder was placed in the meadow of Delaware Park, marking the burial site of 300 unknown soldiers of the War of 1812.

Ron Hevener

His interest in Arabian horses goes back to the early days of Delaware Park, now one of the leading Arabian racetracks in the US.


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