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Photographer: Howard C. Ohlhous
Taken: July 14, 2011
Caption: Steinmetz Park in Schenectady
Additional Description: The pond in Steinmetz Park, (not to be confused with Steinmetz Memorial Park) which is sometimes called Steinmetz Lake. Steinmetz Park is a recreational park, approximately 45 acres in size. Steinmetz Park was established nearly a century ago when Schenectady was rapidly growing into the city it is today. Citizens of the Second Ward began petitioning for a park in the 1920s and, in 1926, the Park Board urged the City of Schenectady to acquire lands “required for the development of the Second Ward Park.” Lands were first purchased in 1931 and not long thereafter were designated as Second Ward Park. Additional lands were purchased throughout the 1930s and the park grew to nearly 45 acres. Eventually, the park was named Steinmetz Park, after Charles Proteus Steinmetz, one of America’s brightest scientists, cofounder of General Electric, and Commissioner of Parks and City Planning in Schenectady during the formation of both Steinmetz Park and Central Park.
Submitted: December 3, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p183255
File Size: 1.567 Megabytes

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