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Prospect Park (Troy, New York)
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Prospect Park in Troy, New York
, is an 80 acres (32.4 ha) city park
that was designed in 1903 by Garnet Baltimore
, the first African-American graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI).
The park is located off Congress Street, south and slightly west of the RPI campus, in the Mount Ida section of Troy.
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, is an 80 acres (32.4 ha) city park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
that was designed in 1903 by Garnet Baltimore
Garnet Baltimore
Garnet Douglass Baltimore was an African-American engineer and a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Class of 1881....
, the first African-American graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
(RPI).
The park is located off Congress Street, south and slightly west of the RPI campus, in the Mount Ida section of Troy.