The Green
The Green, originally called the Common and later the Parade Ground and the Park, is both a park and a tribute to the quadrangle's service as a drill field for militia during the Revolutionary War and as late as 18__.
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The land was originally part of the _______ Davis plantation. Military drill was conducted as early as 1775. When it was first preserved, the Green was originally surrounded by a post-and-rail fence.
This circa-1870 scene, taken from the intersection of Broad and Liberty Streets, is the earliest known photograph of the Green. The "Old First" Presbyterian Church is the focal point in the distance. The perimeter of the Green was lined with fieldstones. The white bollards kept horse-drawn carriages from using the grass as a shortcut, and may have served as hitching posts for horses.
About 1830, Zophar Baldwin Dodd planted distinctive Elm trees, which lasted for more than a century. The elms were decimated by Dutch Elm disease from the 1930s to the 1950s. They were replaced by Norway maple trees [planted ____________].
This picture was taken from Beach Street. The house on the left is the Presbyterian Church minister's house, 67 Park Place.
These pictures, taken only a few years apart, show the addition of ?? Street and __ Park Place, built in 19__ and . Note the gas street lamp on the corner; the gas lamps were removed as a result of an energy crisis in 19__, at which time electric lights were installed.