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Between 1825 and 1857, before Central Park was built, this area was the location of Seneca Village, a community composed predominantly of African Americans, many of whom owned property. It was the most densely settled section of the acreage slated for Central Park, and by 1855 the community numbered approximately 225 people with 52 homes and three churches.
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