It was originally called Winthrop Park after an assemblyman, Col. Winthrop Jones, who was instrumental in obtaining the $132,825 appropriation for the purchase, and who was also the son of the Parks Commissioner.
It was originally called Winthrop Park after an assemblyman who was instrumental in obtaining the $132,825 appropriation for the purchase, and who was also the son of the Parks Commissioner. Col. Winthrop Jones was an assemblyman.