Park Department 
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CINCINNATI PARKvS 
As Compared with those of other Leading- Cities 
CITY 
New York City 
Boston, Mass 
Philadelphia, Pa 
Buffalo, N. Y 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Indianapolis, Ind 
Louisville, Ky 
St. Louis, Mo 
Baltimore, Md 
Hartford, Conn 
New Bedford, Mass... 
Detroit, Mich 
Albany, N. Y 
Rochester, N. Y 
Milwaukee, Wis 
Minneapolis, Minn... 
Chicago, 111 
Kansas City, Mo 
Toledo, Ohio 
Cincinnati, Ohio (1906) 
Population 
1900 
,437,202 
560,892 
,293,697 
352,387 
381,768 
169,164 
204,731 
575,238 
508.957 
79,850 
62,442 
285,704 
94.151 
162.608 
285.315 
202,718 
,698,575 
163,752 
131,822 
400,000 
Area in 
Acres— 1903 
6,863.2 
2,912.0 
4,137 3 
1,049 0 
1,523.3 
1,317.0 
1,350.0 
2,198.4 
3,433 9 
1,135.3 
192.0 
1,253 7 
324.4 
727.8 
533.8 
1,813.2 
2,463.0 
2,050.0 
987.0 
459.817 
Value of 
Property— 1903 
$285,141 
50 017 
30,868 
6,289 
19,622 
830, 
1,250 
10,729. 
2,578, 
504 
200, 
8,894. 
1,270. 
1,710, 
2,977 
4.676, 
32,868, 
4,010 
1,162 
6,520, 
,700 00 
,975 00 
,000 00 
.730 00 
479 00 
600 00 
,000 00 
850 00 
527 00 
969 00 
541 00 
894 00 
446 00 
637 00 
,000 00 
357 00 
784 00 
000 00 
,250 00 
303 00 
AREA, DATE OF ACQUISITION, AND COST 
^ Of Property comprising- Parks of 
Cincinnati on December 31, 1906 
KDEN PARK 
Land leased from Dec. 1, 1865 to Jan. 1, 
Land leased from Jan. 1, 1869 to Dec, 31, 
Total amount paid for leases 
1869.. 
1906. 
633,514 81 
214,500 00 
Land for Kden Park was purchased in 1859, 1866," 
1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1880, 1881, and 1893 at a 
cost of 
Total cost of Eden-Park property 
848,014 81 
851,913 00 
BURNET WOODS 
Land leased from Oct. 18, 1872 to July 1, 1881 256,355 68 
Land for Burnet Woods was purchased in 1881 at) 
Total cost of Burnet-Woods property 
HOPKINS PARK 
Given to the city for park purposes on Jan. 18, 1866, by Mr. 
Lewis C. Hopkins, in whose honor the park was named. 
LINCOLN PARK 
Acquired through exchanges of land. By first exchange on 
March 1, 1834, six acres was acquired ; four acres were ac- 
Amount carried forward $2,446,783 49 
Cost 
of Land 
1,699,927 81 
746,855 
Acreage 
'214.25 
163.50 
1.00 
10.00 
