Lamp posts have a trick to help navigate.
Central park lamp posts trick.
Each and everyone of them has a number at its base something like 8202 or 9746.
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Lost in the park.
Illuminated the mysterious code found on every one of the park s 1 600 cast iron lamp posts.
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Next time you visit central park just look at one of the 1 600 cast iron lamp posts.
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And its all because of the park s sheer size.
You might just not have known where to look.
Central park stretches across beautiful 843 acres and though the park is in the middle of manhattan it s easy to get lost in there.
Look to the lamp posts.
But the truth is far more interesting.
Although it may not seem important at first this coding system is a brilliant 19th century trick for people to know their exact location in the park.
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For decades the city of new york has made efforts to mark the lamp posts within central park with embossed numbered metal plaques.
Central park lamp post trick 1 of 4 central park presents endless opportunities for exploration with its historic pavilions verdant meadows and plenty of playgrounds gardens and lakes.
There s a secret code hidden on central park s lamp posts.
Central park s lamp posts have a secret.
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