Cadwalader Park is a Bicentennial commemorative site recognizing America’s 200th year of liberty. It was named for General Thomas Cadwalader, Trenton’s Chief Burgess in 1746. The park was promoted by Edmund C. Hill in 1884 and authorized by City Council in 1888 following a public poll. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of New York, a nationally known park designer. The property was acquired piecemeal until it finally totaled over 100 acres, and the park was completed in 1901 as one of America’s outstanding municipal parks.