Beach, Gordon Park, Cleveland, Ohio (NBY 4360)

Gordon Park is a public park located in

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, in the United States. A part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, the park opened in 1893 and is situated on 122 acres of land adjacent

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on the city's East Side. It is named in honor of philanthropist and industrialist William J. Gordon, who originally owned and developed the land as part of his estate.GORDON, WILLIAM J.
/ref> In 1978 the section of the park adjacent to the lakeshore was incorporated, along with five other individual recreational areas along the lake, into the larger state-funded district known as Cleveland Lakefront State Park. The Lakefront State Park headquarters are located in Gordon Park. In April 2013,

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approved a 99-year leasing of Gordon Park to the

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system.

History

Gordon, one of the founders of the

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, was responsible for initially landscaping the stretch of land, with the specific intention of bequeathing it to the City of Cleveland as a public recreation area.

References

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