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Beardsley Park Founder Becomes City Memorial Figure
Daniel Beardsley shaped Stratford land into a public park later donated to the city. He pressed for the Beardsley Park gift despite local opposition, planning from Walker's Hill and planting elm trees to prove the site’s value. He refused $20,000 for the land, ensuring it would be a lasting municipal landmark in memory of his family.
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John Davenport
New Haven
Ld South Church
Boston
Peter Prudden
Herodshire
England
Wales
Davenport
Milford
Richardson Minor
Unity Parish
Trumbull
Stratford
Stratfield
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Episcopal Church
Port Louis
Salisbury
North America
Mrr
Beardsley
Robert Walker
Mr. Beardsley
Monroe
Samuel B. Beardsley
James K. Polk
Grover Cleveland
General Assembly
James Walker
Walker's Hill
Table Avenue
Forth Avenue
Common Council
Beardsley Park
Park Commissioners
Long Island Sound
James W. Beardsley
Landa
Trinity Church
Nichols
Our City
Nichols Farms
Garden of Paradise of God
Richard Baxter
St. Paul's Church
London
Christopher Wren
Stratford Committee
New England
Connecticut
Old Mill Green
Old Mill Hill
Park
Housatonic River
Mill River
Deacon Walker
Stratford Green
James
Jerusha Nichols
Mary Benjamin
Betsy
Elisha -Ley
Walker
Jey
Hii
Bryant