Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a significant decline in industry.

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Lincoln Park

Parks Directory of the United States / Urban Parks / Milwaukee

Address: 1301 W Hampton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Phone: 414-332-1350;
Fax: 414-332-2260;
Web: www.county.milwaukee.gov
Size: 313 acres.
Location: Northeastern Milwaukee.
Facilities: Picnic areas, pool, water slides, canoe launch, sports areas.
Activities: Canoeing, fishing, swimming, golf, archery, baseball, football, soccer.

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Lincoln Park

Parks Directory of the United States / Urban Parks / Chicago

Address: 2045 Lincoln Park W
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-742-7726;
Fax: 312-742-7790;
Web: www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Size: 1,208 acres.
Location: Lake Michigan lakefront north of downtown.
Facilities: Picnic areas, boat launches, beaches, paths, theater, miniature golf course, playgrounds, ball fields, gymnasium, zoo, botanical garden.
Activities: Boating, fishing, swimming, bicycling, golf, tennis, archery, baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, roller blading, cross-country skiing, ice skating.
Special Features: Chicago's largest city park, Lincoln Park is known for its statuary. A memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, created in 1891 by Louis Rebisso, overlooks Cannon Drive at the south end of the zoo. A standing Abraham Lincoln (1887), by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, can be seen behind the Chicago Historical Society. Other statues include a tribute to Eugene Field (1922), Chicago Daily News columnist; William Shakespeare (1894); and Hans Christian Andersen (1896). The park is also home to the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory, and the Lincoln Park Cultural Center.

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