Pastorius Park is a sixteen-acre (6.5-ha) park that is located in

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, United States. It is maintained by the

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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

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. The

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sponsors evening concerts at the park during the summer.

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{{Philadelphia parks Municipal parks in Philadelphia Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

History and notable features

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