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	Carl Schurz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carl Schurz (March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionist, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army general in the American Civil War.
		Schurz is probably the best-known of the Forty-Eighters, the German emigrants who moved to the USA after the revolutions.
		Carl Schurz Park, a 14.9 acre (60,000 m²) park in New York City, adjacent to Yorkville, overlooking the waters of Hell Gate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carl_Schurz (1846 words)

	Schurz, Carl on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Between 1865 and 1868, Schurz was Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune, editor of the Detroit Post, and joint editor and owner of the St. Louis Westliche Post.
		In 1884, convinced of James G. Blaine's unfitness for office, Schurz led the mugwumps in their opposition to Blaine's nomination and candidacy.
		Schurz supported the Democrat Grover Cleveland in that year and again in 1888 and 1892.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/schurz-c1.asp (547 words)

	Major General Carl Schurz
		Carl Schurz was born to Christian Schurz, on March 2, 1829, in a castle near Cologne, Germany.
		Schurz recalled that the two regiments in front "maintained the hopeless contest for a considerable time with splendid gallantry and did not fall back until ordered to do so." The force of the enemy was so great that all had to retreat.
		Schurz was appointed by Hayes as Secretary of the Interior.
	www.russscott.com /~rscott/26thwis/cshurz.htm (1735 words)

	What We Do
		They have received a $2500 grant from City Parks and Mellon Foundations to help them care for the younger trees, which are at risk, due to the strong winds in their neighborhood.
		David Williams and the Carl Schurz Park Association have nominated John Tweddle to be honored at the Partnerships Award Luncheon.
		The Carl Schurz Park Association says that working with John has been "terrific." They are amazed "how much they have been able to get done" in the park with John on board.
	www.partnershipsforparks.org /wedo/pal_04aug.html (1385 words)

	Gracie Mansion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gracie Mansion is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and Eighty-eighth Street in Manhattan.
		It served various functions as part of that park (at various times it housed public restrooms, an ice-cream stand, and classrooms) until 1924.
		From 1924 until 1936 it housed the Museum of the City of New York, and from 1936 until 1942 it was also a museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gracie_Mansion (353 words)

	CARL SCHURZ
		Carl Schurz was born at Gracht Castle near Liblar in the Rhineland on 2 March 1829.
		Carl Schurz already shared those sentiments as a schoolboy in Cologne; and his espousal of democratic and revolutionary ideals intensified at the University of Bonn.
		Schurz was eager to return to the Midwest, but, largely because of his expertise on post-war conditions in the Southern states, Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, persuaded him to become chief correspondent of the Tribune's Washington bureau.
	www.alphaliterary.com /CSchurz.htm (4533 words)

	AAA Observing -- Carl Schurz Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carl Schurz Park is located at the end of East 86th Street.
		The 86th St. entrance to the park is the closest to where we set up, though one may enter the park at many other points, including 87th or 88th Streets.
		Carl Schurz Park is located at the end of East 86th Street in Manhattan.
	www.aaa.org /aaacarlschurz.htm (238 words)

	Sign Information
		Carl Schurz Park, named by the Board of Aldermen in 1910 for the soldier, statesman, and journalist Carl Schurz (1829-1906), overlooks the turbulent waters of Hell Gate.
		The southern portion of the park was set aside by the City as East River Park in 1876.
		Schurz is also honored by Karl Bitter’s statue of 1913, located at Morningside Drive and 116th Street.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=6526 (519 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| Local Friends Groups Improve Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carl Schurz Park Association: Incorporated as a nonprofit in 1974, the Carl Schurz Park Association is New York's oldest community group to have partnered with the Parks Department.
		The Association collaborates with the Parks Department by providing the architectural planning and equipment needed for major restorations, and in return the city provides labor for the projects.
		For example, in 1986 the Association purchased and then donated to the city a motor-scooter that is used by the city's park patrol.
	www.pps.org /topics/forreview/success_nyc (780 words)

	★ Books by Carl Schurz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His wife Margaretta Schurz was instrumental in establishing the kindergarten system in the U.S.Schurz was born in Liblar (now Erftstadt), the son of a school teacher.He studied at the Jesuit Gymnasium of Cologne, and then entered the University of Bonn, where he became a revolutionary, partly through his friendship with Gottfried Kinkel, then a professor.
		Schurz is probably the best-known of the Forty-Eighters, the German emigrants who moved to the USA after the revolutions.In 1856, after a year in Europe, he settled in Watertown, Wisconsin, and immediately became prominent in the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
		In the Republican National Convention of 1861 Schurz was spokesman of the delegation from Wisconsin, which voted for William H. Seward; he was on the committee which announced his nomination to Abraham Lincoln.In spite of Sewards objection, grounded on Schurzs European record as a revolutionary, Lincoln sent him in 1861 as minister to Spain.
	www.anessay.com /119484_carl-schurz_1135186324abrahamlincolnanessaybuyingbooksforcollege.html (1740 words)

	List of New York City parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pelham Bay Park, Bronx 2,765 acres (11.2 km²)
		Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens 1,255 acres (5.1 km²)
		Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx 1,146 acres (4.6 km²)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_New_York_City_parks (124 words)

	NYCSK8: Where to Skate: Manhattan North
		The lowest tier of Riverside Park is a strip level with the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Hudson River.
		There are some extremely smooth handball and basketball courts at the south end of the park which newbies might like to skate on when they're not otherwise in use (good luck, though, as it appears that sports leagues keep them busy throughout the day).
		From the north, there is parking lot accessible from the Henry Hudson Parkway or, even better, the paved trail which leads to Fort Washington Park.
	www.skatecity.com /nyc/where/manhattann.html (2225 words)

	GoCityKids \| New York City: Inline Skating
		Carl Schurz has a great playground (called Catbird) in this expanse of green, with equipment grouped for different ages.
		Sprawling across the center of Manhattan, from 59th Street (Central Park South) to 110th Street, and from Central Park West to Fifth Avenue, Central Park is 843 acres of adventure.
		Amusement park in the warm months (see Victorian Gardens), ice skating in the winter, Wollman Rink offers a place to glide in all seasons, with the open sky and New York's gleaming skyline for a view.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/subcat.jsp?area=197&category=38 (247 words)

	New York parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Follow the westward path at the foot of the Cloisters and snag a bench on one of the stone-walled balconies overlooking the Hudson.
		The friendly Central Park Nomads, a huge group, welcome people of all skill levels to the "Dustbowl" at 97th Street on the east side of the park (Saturdays from 3 until about 6:30pm year-round; Tuesdays and Thursdays through Labor Day from 6pm until dark).
		Riverside Park basketball courts and soccer fields, Riverside Dr at 73rd St. Subway: 1, 2, 3, 9 to 72nd St. East River Park 6th St at the East River.
	www.timeoutny.com /studentguide/features/ft.parks.html (1775 words)

	Van Alen Institute: East River Corridor Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As the proposal runs into Carl Schurz Park, the addition of new structures end, allowing Carl Schurz Park to be pulled into the continuum of the project without adding new surface area.
		Connections to the city grid are made at 50th,51st,52nd and 53rd, 72nd and 80th streets reviving existing dead-ended streets and incorporating them into the new local loop flow.
		Directly before Carl Schurz Park at 90th street the local loop turns into the city grid allowing for continuous vehicular and bicycle movement around the west inner side of the park.
	www.vanalen.org /workshops/rur_corridor_study/segment_e.htm (278 words)

	The Upper East Side Book: East End Avenue area: Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carl Schurz Park is quite pleasant with a formal entrance at the terminus of East 86th Street, a playground at 84th Street and a broad esplanade that stretches for several blocks.
		The park is not the only attraction to the East End Avenue area.
		The project, planned for a platform to be built in the East River, would extend roughly from Ninety-first to Ninety-fourth Street; a portion of the complex was to span the FDR Drive.
	www.thecityreview.com /ues/eeave/eeaintro.html (1161 words)

	German American Corner: SCHURZ, Carl (1829-1906)
		SCHURZ, Carl (1829-1906), German-American legislator, reformer, and journalist, born on March 2, 1829, near Cologne, and educated at the University of Bonn.
		Carl Schurz, one of the most celebrated German Americans, was born on March 2,1829, in Liblar near Cologne, and died on May 14,1906, in New York.
		Thus at the age of forty, only sixteen years after arriving in America as a homeless fugitive, Carl Schurz became a member of his adopted country's highest legislative body, an institution often more powerful than the president in those days.
	www.germanheritage.com /biographies/mtoz/schurz.html (657 words)

	Carl Schurz Park - Parks - Visitors Guide - New York
		This picturesque Upper East Side park, once the private garden of Gracie Mansion next door, was named for Evening Post editor and New York Senator Carl Schurz and is a popular destination for families and fitness fanatics.
		The middle of the park is filled with meandering paths, trees and flowerbeds.
		To the far east, a broad promenade attracts joggers and dog walkers (there are also two dog runs in the park) and sightseers gathering to take in the excellent panoramic view of the East River, the Triborough and Queensboro bridges, and Randall’s and Roosevelt Islands.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /pages/venues/141.htm (385 words)

	Resources for You
		The Carl Schurz Park Association is the oldest community-based volunteer park association in the city of New York.
		The Prospect Park Alliance is a public/private partnership with the City of New York, which, through fundraising and advocacy, furthers the restoration and preservation of Prospect Park and the development of the Park as a resource for the people of New York City.
		Seward Park is a vibrant park on the Lower East Side, with a huge playground and an active friends of the park group.
	www.itsmypark.org /resources/local_greening_groups.html (2876 words)

	Real Estate Weekly: Pre-war style residential building rising at Gr... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ln the midst of a refined and tranquil neighborhood, with Carl Schurz Park at its front door and river views from its windows, a pre-war style building is rising.
		In addition to its inviting green space, Carl Schurz Park hosts community events and provides a pleasant environment for children to play, as well as recreational amenities and a dog run.
		Amenities and services include residents-only parking, children's outdoor and indoor play areas, a fitness center, 24-hour doorman service, a live-in building manager and a full staff of porters.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:57795400&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (558 words)

	Untitled Document
		In 1968, Gregory d'Alessio discovered that the large bronze plaque that had honored Carl Schurz since 1910 had been ripped from the wall.
		When he reported it's loss to the Parks Department, he was promised that It would be replaced.
		Carl Schurz 1829-1906 was a young US Senator from Missouri (1869-1875), and Secretary of the Interior during the Hayes administration (1871-81).
	www.8hendersonplace.org /sign.html (221 words)

	The Upper East Side Book: East End Avenue area: Gracie Mansion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1823, Gracie sold the property to Joseph Foulke and in 1857 it was bought by Noah Wheaton.
		The property was then condemned and seized by the City in 1896 and its 11-acre grounds were incorporated into the newly-formed Carl Schurz Park.
		For several years, the house was used as a concession stand and restrooms for the park until it was finally restored and became the first home of the Museum of the City of New York in 1924.
	www.thecityreview.com /ues/eeave/graciem1.html (622 words)

	Welcome to Partnerships for Parks
		The East Village Parks Conservancy is proud of the recent unveiling of their hexagon stone paving project to raise funds to create an endowment for Tompkins Square Park.
		The Carl Schurz Park Association was founded in 1974 by a group of concerned neighbors to ensure the upkeep and beautification of the park.
		Pat Lockhart, the president of the Friends of Eibs Pond Park, is also an elementary school science teacher at PS 57 located across the street from Eibs Pond Park.
	itsmypark.org /impd (1494 words)

	Sign Information
		This park was later named for Carl Schurz (1829-1906), a German immigrant who served as a newspaper editor, Minister to Spain, United States Senator, and member of the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
		In 1920, after serving as an ice-cream parlor and a venue for various classes, including lessons in carpentry and English language instruction for immigrants, a number of civic groups recognized the worth of the mansion as a historic house and lobbied to have Gracie Mansion restored.
		Ten years later, Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981) convinced City officials that the house should be designated as the official residence of the Mayor of New York City.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12329 (780 words)

	Carl Shurz Park
		The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the exhibition of three bronze sculptures by artist Dorothy Frankel at Carl Schurz Park.
		Parks and Recreation’s temporary public art program has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs.
		Committed to the exhibition of art by emerging and established artists, Parks and Recreation has supported projects ranging from international exhibitions in flagship parks to local, community works in neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and traffic islands.
	www.dorothyfrankel.com /carl_shurz_park.htm (335 words)

	Shepherds in N.Y.: Dogs have their day \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We took a cab to the dog run at Carl Schurz Park on East End Avenue, where we found two fenced-in dog runs: one for smaller dogs, the other for larger ones.
		It was raining, and the dogs were having a blast splashing in puddles and rolling in mud.
		Stephanie Flatley, owner of Staffordshire terriers Maddie and Lexi, said she takes them to the fields next to the bridle path north of the Reservoir, where there's enough room for dogs to chase a ball as far as you can throw it.
	www.ajc.com /travel/content/travel/content/0204/0321nydogs.html (1504 words)

	Carl Schurz Park - West Orange, New Jersey
		This is a city of heart and steely resolve, even in the face of tragedy.
		It is home to such treasures as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, 5th Avenue boutiques, the famous Broadway stages and the breathtaking Met.
		Overlooking the East River, Carl Schurz Park surrounds Gracie Mansion, the home of the mayor of the City of New York.
	www.traveltoday.com /poi3/West_Orange/NJ/USA/0/287028 (244 words)

	manhattan apartments \| neighborhood profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The area between York Avenue and the FDR Drive is known as Hospital Row, a concentration of research and health-care facilities including the world-renowned Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Rockefeller University, one of the most prestigious medical research facilities in the nation.
		At East End Avenue and 86th Street is the Carl Schurz Park, which overlooks the East River and houses Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City.
		The park features a children's zoo, the Wollman ice-skating rink, and during the summer, the park's Delacorte Theater presents festivals of Shakespeare, concerts, and many other summer programs.
	manhattanapts.com /profiles/upper-east.html (666 words)

	Great Parks, Great Cities: Celebrating 150 Years of Central Park
		Founding president of the Central Park Conservancy and Cityscape Institute, Rogers is internationally recognized for her leadership in revitalizing public parks and gardens.
		Sunset Park is one of the most under-recognized, yet glorious parks in the city.
		We'll be honoring the best of American urban parks, from the green to the groovy, the quintessential to the quirky, at a special reception hosted by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., on the 50th floor of its world headquarters in New York City (in honor of the 150th anniversary of Central Park).
	pps.org /gpgc/Highlights (1084 words)

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