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Pastorius Park is a sixteen-acre (6.5-ha) park that is located in
Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania
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, United States. It is maintained by the
Fairmount Park Commission
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History and notable features
Established in 1915, this American park was named in honor of
Francis Pastorius
Francis Daniel Pastorius (September 26, 1651) was a German born educator, lawyer, poet, and public official. He was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German-American settlement and the gatewa ...
, a leader of early German immigrants to the area. It is located in the
Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, at Lincoln Drive and Abington Avenue.
Its current design was the 1935 work of landscape architect Frederick W.G. Peck (1909-1998).
This park includes a pond and an
amphitheater
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The
Chestnut Hill Community Association
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The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
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sponsors evening concerts at the park during the summer.
See also
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List of parks in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has a total parklandincluding city parks, squares, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation centers and golf courses, plus state and federal parksthat amounts to . The Fairmount Park system historically encompassed 63 park areas pri ...
References
Google Map location
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Municipal parks in Philadelphia
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia