150 Years of Central Park

150 Years of Central Park
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Manhattan's Minilake
Miniature boats — both remote-controlled and wind-powered — have plied the waters of the boat pond (officially known as Conservatory Water) for more than a half-century. Memorialized in E.B. White's Stuart Little, the pond has become one of the park's defining features.

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