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Lincoln Park was slow to develop, and, in fact, was used for years as a dumping ground. During the Civil War, it was the site of Lincoln Hospital, named after the President, and among the places visited by Walt Whitman, who made rounds to comfort the injured and dying soldiers. The name apparently stuck and, in 1867, Congress authorized it to be called Lincoln Square as a memorial to the martyred leader, the first site to bear his name.
But its humble beginnings did prevent this park from flourishing and becoming the magnificent area it is today. It‘s heavily wooded area houses 400-acres of trails, tennis, baseball and soft-ball courts. In winter, there‘s an ice rink for families to enjoy. And a Nature Center is the venue for many activities as well as concerts and theater productions.
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