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Dawson Playground

The Bronx, New York

Welcome to New York City's Dawson Playground, a park that is named after Henry Dawson, an English Immigrant who moved to the Bronx at the age of 13 in 1834. Dawson initially pursued a career in business and made it as far as graduate school before he decided to become a historian instead. He plushed a book titled Battles of the United States by Sea and Land in 1858 and became the editor for The Historical Magazine. Today this playground boasts basketball courts, a sprayground, and a playground for residents and visitors of the Bronx. Come out and have fun.

0.68 acresabout half of a football fields
Been here lately? Is this still accurate?
Acreage0.68
Managed byCity of New York
AddressIntersection of Dawson Street and Rogers Place, The Bronx, NY 10459
Coordinates40.819737, -73.898141
Websitenone on file
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