Grand Army Plaza

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Edith Bowdoin ASPCA Horse Trough

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Location: Grand Army Plaza, southeast corner of Central Park
Description: Rectangular basin "Type G" trough
Materials: Granite
Dimensions: 20 1/2" h, 53" l, 35 1/2" d
Dedicated: 1912
Fabricator: M. McGrath and Co.
Donor: Edith Bowdoin
Inscription: (west face):
PRESENTED TO THE / A.S.P.C.A. / BY / EDITH G. BOWDOIN / 1912 /

(east face):
REDEDICATED TO THE HORSES / OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK / BY THE / CITY OF NEW YORK / PARKS & RECREATION / CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY / AND THE ASPCA / 2001 /

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