Sheep Meadow is a 15-acre meadow near the southwestern section of Central Park, between West 66th and 69th Streets in Manhattan, New York City.
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10 Facts About Sheep Meadow
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Sheep Meadow was originally designed as a parade ground and incorporated into the Greensward Plan, the original plan for Central Park developed in the 1850s.
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Sheep Meadow has a long history as a gathering place for large-scale demonstrations and political movements.
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Sheep Meadow was to be located in a relatively flat 10-acre patch of land within the park site.
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Sheep Meadow were housed in a fanciful Victorian-style sheepfold created in 1870 by Jacob Wrey Mould under the direction of Calvert Vaux.
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Sheep Meadow is on the western side of Central Park just north of the 65th Street transverse road.
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Sheep Meadow has held many large-scale events, and people have gathered for many uses.
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Sheep Meadow is heavily used: in 2009, it was utilized by 30,000 people each day.
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Sheep Meadow is reportedly one of the only open areas of Central Park "free of glare from local lighting and where almost the entire sky can be seen".
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At times the Sheep Meadow has been used for emergency helicopter air operations:.
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