Map indicating Seneca Village in larger land context, alongside magnific tion of the
Village. The highlighted area shows Seneca Village in 1856. The area shown as the
"Receiving Reservoir" is now the Great Lawn. Detail from "Map of the Lands included in
The Central Park, from a Topographical Survey, June 17
th
1856" by Egbert Viele.
Free Black residents of New York began to purchase plots
of land in Uptown, between 82
nd
and 89
th
streets along
Eight Avenue. This became known as the community of
Seneca Village, growing to around 300 members and
including three churches, schools, and a cemetery.
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