PARK FACT:
Nearly one mile in length, the Long Meadow is thought to be the longest stretch of unbroken meadow in any US park.
Prospect Park
Dongan Oak Marker 
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- Sculptor: Frederick Wellington Ruckstull (original eagle); Joseph Petrovics (first replacement eagle)
- Description: Eagle on integral plinth on stele on base, two plaques (one mounted on stele, one in ground before stele)
- Materials: Stele and base--granite; eagle and plaques--bronze
- Cast: ca. 1994
- Dedicated: 1994
- Foundry: Bertelli Foundry, Brooklyn, NY (original eagle); Sculpture House Casting, NY, NY (replacement eagles)
- Fabricator: Alexander Ettl (original eagle); Alex J. Ettl (first replacement eagle)
- Donor: St. Nicholas Society of New York (original marker); Prospect Park Alliance ( second replacement eagle and plinth)
Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of installation.
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