Teal Park is a public greenspace in Horseheads,

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. The park was added to the

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in 1983 an
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Horseheads 1855 Extension Historic District Horseheads 1855 Extension Historic District is a national historic district located at Horseheads in Chemung County, New York. The residential district includes a rich variety of exceptionally well preserved examples of the vernacular archite ...

History

The land for the park was donated to the town in 1807. In 1910, political cartoonist

Eugene Zimmerman Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman (May 26, 1862 – March 26, 1935) was a Swiss-American cartoonist. Much of his work appeared in the magazines '' Puck'' and, later, ''Judge''. Early life He was born in Basel, Switzerland. His mother died and he was s ...

, a resident of the town, designed the bandstand still standing today, known as the Zim Bandstand. The park is adjacent to the Zimmerman House, which was Eugene's home.

Usage

During the summer, Teal Park is home to the Horseheads

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which meets on every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A concert series is held in the park every Thursday starting on the last Thursday of June, and ending in August.

References

Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Parks in Chemung County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chemung County, New York {{ChemungCountyNY-NRHP-stub