What Was Bryant Park back in 1823?

And the answer is ...

b) a graveyard

Bryant Park has a long history, predating the USA itself; George Washington even stopped by in 1776 after the Battle of Long Island. In 1823, the area was set aside as a graveyard for the city's poor until, in 1840, the bodies were moved to Ward's Island, in the East River. It became a park seven years later.

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Now favored by tourists, summer moviegoers and many a New Yorker stopping to enjoy the fresh air, Bryant Park has been a public space for as far back as 1686, when Thomas Donegan, New York's colonial governor, designated it as such. But it went mostly unused until 1823, when it became:

a) a military training ground
b) a graveyard
c) a schoolhouse
d) a swimming hole

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