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   In the aftermath of the successful Alaska-Yukon Exposition of 1909, the new park was named after William H. Seward, Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State who arranged for the purchase of Alaska.

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2. sewardpark.audubon.org › visit › history-seward-parkThe History of Seward Park & Ye Old Seward Park Inn

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   In 1911, the city of Seattle purchased Seward Park for a sum of $322,000. The Park was named for William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State, who was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.

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   Why was Alaska park named after William Seward?

   • The Park was named for William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State, who was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. The opening of Alaska ushered in a period of prosperity for the city of Seattle, which benefitted greatly from hopeful prospectors using it as the main transportation and supply hub before departure to the Yukon.

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   How did Seward get its name?

   • Settlers first went into the area in the 1890s, and the city was founded in 1903 as a supply base and ocean terminus for a railway to the Yukon Valley (since 1913, the Alaska Railroad). The city was named for William H. Seward, the U.S. secretary of state who negotiated the Alaska Purchase from Russia.

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   What is the history of Seward Park?

   • ClaimStat Alert: Protecting Kids on NYC Playgrounds In 1903, the City of New York opened Seward Park, the first permanent municipally -built playground in the country. 1 On opening day, over 20,000 children jammed into the park, overwhelming the 5, 000 seats that had been set aside for the formal program. 2 The

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   What is Seward Park known for?

   • The area surrounding Seward Park was prime hunting and fishing grounds, and the cattails which flourish on the shores of Lake Washington were used by the Duwamish to build reed houses in the summer months. Originally known as Graham Peninsula, The roughly 270 acre wooded park was acquired in 1863 by David Graham, one of Seattle’s first teachers.

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4. www.sewardparkconservancy.org › pastPast — Seward Park Conservancy

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   The Park is named for William Henry Seward, the Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, who is best known for his purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.

5. www.nps.gov › places › seward-parkSeward Park - U.S. National Park Service

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   Bailey Peninsula became Seward Park to honor former President Lincoln’s Secretary of State, William Seward, who was responsible for purchasing Alaska from Russia in 1867.

6. www.wgpfoundation.org › historic-markers › seward-parkSEWARD PARK | William G. Pomeroy Foundation

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   Dedicated on Nov. 15 th, 1888, Seward Park commemorates the legacy of statesman, William H. Seward, most remembered in posterity for his role in the Lincoln and Johnson cabinets as Secretary of State, and for proctoring the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867.

7. www.nycgovparks.org › parks › seward-parkSeward Park Highlights : NYC Parks

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   Named for the New York statesman famous for orchestrating the purchase of Alaska in 1867, Seward Park, one of the largest parks on the Lower East Side, has the distinction of being home to the first permanent, municipally-built playground in the nation.

8. carpecity.com › best-of › seward-park-library-nycSeward Park Library | NYC History | Lower East Side - Carpe City

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   The park is named after William Seward, who served as Governor of New York as well as a Senator, then as Lincoln’s Secretary of State. He is most famous for his purchase of Alaska from the Russians, known at the time as “Seward’s Folly.” He survived an assassination attempt on the same night Lincoln was killed.