Maplewood Park, also known as Seneca Park West, is a landscaped public park in Rochester, New York, situated between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River. The two-mile-long (3.2 km) park features many trails along the river gorge and the river bank below, scenic views of two waterfalls and a nationally accredited Rose Garden.
The park was laid out by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed nearby Highland Park, Genesee Valley Park, and Seneca Park, which is now a zoo.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Frederick Douglass statue
A statue of former slave and renowned Underground Railroad conductor Frederick Douglass which was located in Maplewood Park was vandalized and torn down over the weekend of July 4, 2020.[3][4][5] The site of the present-day park was located along the Underground Railroad where Douglas and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.[5] The statue is a replica of statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York. Removal also occurred on the anniversary of Douglas' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech at this location.[6]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca Park East and West". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 83 photos". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Frederick Douglass statue removed at Rochester park". Fox 2 Now. July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park". Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down and Vandalized in Rochester, N.Y." Time. July 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Fourth of July Rochester speech".
External links
Media related to Maplewood Park (Rochester, New York) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
