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Hyde Park

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hyde Park 615 acres (249 hectares) in Westminster borough, London, England. Once the manor of Hyde, a part of the old Westminster Abbey property, it became a deer park under Henry VIII. Races were held there in the 17th cent. In 1730, Queen Caroline had an artificial lake, the Serpentine, constructed. It curves diagonally through Hyde Park; in Kensington Gardens the lake is called the Long Water. Distinctive features of the park are Hyde Park Corner (near the Marble Arch), the meeting place of soapbox orators; Rotten Row, a famous bridle path; and the oval, streamlike Diana, Princess of Wales... Read more
Hyde Park
Hyde Park town (1990 pop. 21,230), Dutchess co., SE...was built for her by her husband in 1925. Hyde Park is also the site of the Frederick W. Vanderbilt...located in the city. Author not available, HYDE PARK. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more
New Hyde Park
New Hyde Park village (1990 pop. 9,728), Nassau co...Nearby is the uninc. town of North New Hyde Park (1990 pop. 14,359). Author not available, NEW HYDE PARK. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more

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