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Portrait of Stephen Salisbury III
Painting of Stephen Salisbury III by Frederic Porter Vinton done in 1891
Institute Tower with Horse and Bicycle 2
An early photo of the Tower shortly after it was built. Note the benches and metal ladder in the center. At the time parks were thought of as places of enlightenment and self refinement. These man-made ruins, known as “folleys” were designed with no…
Institute Tower with Horse and Bicycle
An early photo of the Tower shortly after it was built. Note the benches and metal ladder in the center. At the time parks were thought of as places of enlightenment and self refinement. These man-made ruins, known as “folleys” were designed with no…
Institute Park Master Plan
Institute Park Master Plan, 2007
Pathway with Mature Trees in Institute Park
Pathway with people walking between the trees
Institute Park Tower (“Providence Tower”)
After the Parks and Recreation commission declared the Norse Tower unsafe, a fence was erected around the perimeter. The landmark would remain untouchable for almost 25 years until a restructuring initiative in 1929. That is unless you were one of…
Salisbury Pond sample water quality studies
Water quality studies for the distribution of dissolved oxygen in Salisbury Pond; made by the students that did the 1973 research project for the Salisbury Pond Cleanup
Salisbury Pond water quality map
A graphic map showing all the locations that students chose to take samples to examine the water quality of the Pond. The study was conducted as part of the 1973 research project to clean up the Salisbury Pond.