The river frozen over in the winter. Note that MSU is spelled out in footprints on the river.

The campus of Michigan State University is located in East Lansing on the banks of the Red Cedar River, and comprises 5,200 contiguous acres (21 km²), 2,000 acres (8 km²) of which are developed. There are 676 buildings: 203 for academics, 154 for agriculture, 245 for housing and food service, as well as 74 other buildings. Overall, the university has 21,931,085 square feet (2,037,464.5 m²) of total indoor space.^[1] The size of the campus, combined with its omnipresent trees and its lack of a centralized quadrangle make the campus both beautiful and hard to navigate. In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... Motto: Nickname: Founded Incorporated 1855 1907  County Ingham & Clinton Counties Borough Parrish Mayor Samir Singh Area  - Total  - Water 29. ... The Red Cedar River is a river in Michigan which is a tributary of the Grand River. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Foodservice is a business term which is mostly synonymous with catering. ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... In architecture a quadrangle, or more colloquially, quad (especially at Oxford University), is a space on a college or university campus usually but not always enclosed on four sides by buildings, although this enclosing may be more or less loosely defined. ...

History

MSU's campus is heavily forested. This trail runs behind several residence halls, including Owen Hall, McDonnel Hall, and Holmes Hall.

Before the white settlement of the region, the area that is now East Lansing was a dense virgin oak forest. Just north of the Red Cedar River was a clearing in the dense forest. It was in this "oak opening" that the school built its first three buildings in 1856: a multipurpose building called College Hall, a dormitory building later known as "Saints' Rest", and a barn. College Hall was a multipurpose building that contained classrooms, offices, laboratories, a library/museum, and a multifunction lecture hall/chapel. It was the first building erected in the United States for the teaching of scientific agriculture. Saints' Rest was the campus's dormitory. Since it was the only residence hall on the campus, it had no official name, and only became known as Saints' Rest years later. Since Saints' Rest didn't have room for faculty, and the college was a three-hour stagecoach ride from Lansing, the College built several faculty houses in the following year. One of these original faculty houses, Cowles House, still exists as the President's official residence, though only two walls remain of the original 1857 construction. Image File history File linksMetadata MSU_forest_trail. ... Image File history File linksMetadata MSU_forest_trail. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ... A halls of residence, British English (almost always halls and not hall) or a residence hall (North American English) is a type of residential accommodation for large numbers of students. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ... College Hall was the first building erected on the campus of the Agriculture College of the State of Michigan (now Michigan State University), and the first in the United States to be erected for the teaching of scientific agriculture. ... A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ... Saints Rest was the second building erected on the campus of the Agriculture College of the State of Michigan (now Michigan State University). ... A barn can be: A farm building for livestock and hay storage A unit of area used by nuclear physicists This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Categories: Stub | Education ... An office is a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organisation with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one... Biochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Modern-style library In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ... Look up Faculty on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Faculty has several different meanings and can refer to: University faculty are the instructors and/or researchers of high standing at universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... Buffalo soldiers guard a Concord style stagecoach somewhere in the American West, ca. ... Capitol Building Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Ingham County; a small portion extends into adjacent Eaton County. ... ... Alice B. Cowles House (formerly Faculty Row House Number 7) is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. ...

Saints' Rest served as the College's only dormitory for over twenty years. Since it had no name at the time, students invented a variety of nicknames for it including "the hall", "the boarding hall", "old hall", and "the house". The hall burned down during the December 1876 vacation despite the efforts of the Lansing fire department, which made the run all the way from Lansing in only 45 minutes.It was only after the hall burned that it acquired the moniker "Saints' Rest", which came from the Puritan devotional "The Saints' Everlasting Rest", written by Richard Baxter in 1650. On June 6, 2005, a team of Michigan State archeology professors and students began excavation on the site. Though they only dug up small portions of the site, they uncovered many artifacts, since the College hastily buried the rubble in 1876. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is on vacation as time off. ... Capitol Building Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Ingham County; a small portion extends into adjacent Eaton County. ... Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... The Puritans were members of a group of English Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation. ... Devotional songs are hymns that accompany religious rituals. ... Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (November 12?, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, called by Dean Stanley the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen. He was born at Rowton, in Shropshire, at the house of his maternal grandfather. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... For excavation in civil engineering see earthworks (engineering). ... An artifact (also artefact) refers to any object or process resulting from human activity which represents things from the past. ... Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size and shape. ...

The Abrams Planetarium (bottom left) lies in one of the most urbanized parts of campus.

By the turn of the 20th century, College Hall had outlived its usefulness, and its future was in doubt. Because the Michigan state officials took the lowest construction bid possible, College Hall suffered from an extraordinary number of construction defects. These included hollow bricks, doors that wouldn't open, a leaky roof, floorboards that didn't reach the walls, and even a tree stump embedded in the foundation. The College considered demolishing the historic edifice, but students organized a campaign to save it from the wrecking ball. They convinced the college to convert the hall into a student union. The college went forward with plans to save the structurally unsound building, but the building was beyond preservation. The renovation weakened the shoddily-built structure, and in August of 1918, the building collapsed while a marching band played the national anthem outside the building. No one was injured in the collapse. After the College cleared away the debris, they entertained several proposals to replace College Hall, but in the end they erected a clock tower on the northeast corner of the site. Beaumont Tower became the new architectural symbol of Michigan State College. Nevertheless, College Hall was not forgotten; to this day it is featured on the Great Seal of Michigan State University. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x620, 134 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Michigan State University Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x620, 134 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Michigan State University Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... A planetarium is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 41. ... Bid (Medical) (a medical abbreviation commonly seen on prescriptions) Bid price (a financial term) Efforts to get any thing or to get the right to celebrate an event. ... This page is about bricks used for construction. ... The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ... A roof tiled in imitation of thatch at Croyde, north Devon, England Rooftops in Vietnam A roof is the top covering of a building that sheds rain or snow, keeping the building interior dry. ... A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. ... A high-reach excavator is used to demolish this tower block in northern England Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. ... A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ... Renovation is the process of restoring or improving a structure. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Wisconsin Band, known for its unique stop at the top high step, performs at the HHH Metrodome during a football game against arch-rival Minnesota. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... Debris (French, pronounced (IPA) dibri) is a word used to describe the remains of something that has been otherwise destroyed. ... The Clock Tower in the Medieval Citadel of Sighisoara. ... Northeast is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. ... Beaumont Tower is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

Areas

North campus

The oldest part of campus is north of the Red Cedar River and south of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue. Its buildings are an eclectic collection of architectural styles including Collegiate Gothic, Beaux Arts, and Richardsonian Romanesque. The north campus has plentiful trees and curving roads with few straight lines. In the center of the north campus lies the "Sacred Space", which is surrounded on all sides by West Circle Drive. It was in this area that the College erected its first three buildings. None of these three buildings are still standing, but there are still some important historical buildings on and near the Sacred Space. These include Cowles House, the President's official residence, and Beaumont Tower, a carillon clock tower marking the site of College Hall. To the east of the Sacred Space lies Laboratory Row, a group of laboratory buildings constructed during the late 19th century and early 20th century. These include Eustace-Cole Hall and Marshall-Adams Hall, America's first freestanding laboratories for horticulture and bacteriology, respectively.^[2] The Red Cedar River is a river in Michigan which is a tributary of the Grand River. ... Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. ... Michigan State Highway 143, also known as M-143 or Michigan Avenue, is a unsigned spur highway in south central Michigan. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... Beaux-Arts architecture denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, the home territory of this style, which influenced American architecture in the period 1885 – 1920. ... Richardsonian Romanesque has both French and Spanish Romanesque characteristics, like the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan by architechs George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice in 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston in Massachusetts. ... Alice B. Cowles House (formerly Faculty Row House Number 7) is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. ... Beaumont Tower is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. ... The Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, USA A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a keyboard using fists and feet. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Eustace-Cole Hall (formerly Harry J. Eustace Hall, formerly Horticultural Laboratory) is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including unicellular (single-celled) eukaryotes and prokaryotes, fungi, and viruses. ...

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South campus

The campus south of the Red Cedar River consists mostly of buildings built after World War II. Many of them are built in the International and Brutalist styles, with relatively straight roadways and fewer trees than the north campus. South campus also has more surface parking lots. The "2020 Vision" Master Plan proposes replacing these parking lots with parking ramps and green space,^[3] but these plans will take many years to reach fruition. Notable academic and research buildings on the South Campus include the Cyclotron and the College of Law. South of the Canadian National and CSX railroads lies thousands of acres of university-owned farmland. The proximity of the farmland to campus helps MSU retain a rural feel that mixes with the more urban atmosphere of East Lansing just a mile north. The Red Cedar River is a river in Michigan which is a tributary of the Grand River. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International Style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ... A multi-storey car park is a building or part thereof which is designed specifically to be for vehicle parking and where there are a number of floors on which parking takes place. ... The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory is a cyclotron on the campus of Michigan State University. ... The Michigan State University College of Law, established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, was the first law school in the Detroit, Michigan area and the second in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Farmland can have several meanings: See: Farm for a general discussion of farming Farmland, Indiana, a town in the United States Farmland (cooperative), an agricultural cooperative This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Look up urban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Service campus and beyond

The majority of Michigan States's academic and residential buildings are north of the Canadian National Railway. South of the CN Railroad lies service buildings such as the power plant, laundry services, and the campus incinerator. Nevertheless, there are a growing number of academic buildings south of the railroad. The MSU Clinical Center and the Life Sciences Building are both in this part of campus, as is a nature preserve known as the Baker Woodlot. South still of the university service buildings lie thousands of acres of university-owned farmland and agricultural research facilities. The proximity of the farmland to MSU's campus helps it retain the feel of an agricultural university. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... A dwelling is a structure in which humans or other animals live. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Man and woman washing linen in a brook, from William Henry Pynes Microcosm, 1806. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Farmland can have several meanings: See: Farm for a general discussion of farming Farmland, Indiana, a town in the United States Farmland (cooperative), an agricultural cooperative This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Landmarks

"The Spartan" rendered in bronze.

Michigan State is home to two bronze statues, both erected in 2005. On the entrance plaza of the Administration Building that bears his name is the statue of former president John A. Hannah. Downstream on the south bank of the Red Cedar River is the new bronze statue of "The Spartan"^[4]. This 2005 replica replaced the original terra cotta statue, which can still be seen in the west concourse of the Spartan Stadium. Another landmark is the spray painted boulder known as "The Rock". Lying east of Farm Lane just north of the river, it is a popular spot for campus events such as outdoor summer theatre, Greek house tailgating, and candlelight vigils. MSU has several botanical gardens, including the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden just across the river from the stadium, the Old Horticulture Gardens next to the building of the same name, the MSU Horticulture Gardens, and the adjoining 4-H Children's Garden. Sparty refers to the mascot of Michigan State University. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Headline text John A. Hannah is a former President of Michigan State University. ... Sparty refers to the mascot of Michigan State University. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ... Spartan Stadium is a stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Spray painting is painting using a device that sprays the paint. ... This article is about the large rocks known as boulders. ... The Rock is a boulder on the campus of Michigan State University. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... While the terms fraternity and sorority may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, including the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International, and the Shriners, in the United States and Canada fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students - organizations... Tailgating has a number of different meanings, coming from the tailgate present on many vehicles such as light trucks and station wagons: The practice of driving closely behind other vehicles on a roadway. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens (in Latin hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. ... The W. J. Beal Botanical Garden (5 acres) is a botanical garden located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. ... The Michigan State University Horticulture Gardens are horticultural gardens, with a landscape arboretum, located on Bogue Street on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. ... 4-H is a youth organization administered by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension System with the mission of empowering youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. 4-H now serves over 9 million members from ages 8 to 19 in...

The university has buildings for almost any kind of event. Spartan Stadium serves as the university's football stadium. The Breslin Center is a multi-purpose basketball arena, and the Munn Ice Arena is used for ice hockey. The MSU Pavilion serves as a venue for agricultural expositions and other types of events. Michigan State has two separate buildings for theatre. the MSU Auditorium/Fairchild Theatre is used for the MSU Theatre Department's shows, concerts, and public speakers. The Auditorium is on Farm Lane and the north bank of the river, in the heart of campus. To the southeast lies the main theatre for the Lansing metropolitan area, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. The Wharton Center features Broadway plays and other performances, and housed one of the 1992 U.S. presidential debates. Finally, the university has its own hotel/convention center, the Kellogg Center. Spartan Stadium is a stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium The Athens Olympic Stadium Most stadiums are open-air, such as this football (soccer) stadium in the Netherlands. ... Breslin Student Events Center is a 14,992-seat multi-purpose arena in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls attempts to score. ... Munn Ice Arena is a 6,470-seat multi-purpose arena in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate in 1960 Every presidential election in the United States, the two main candidates (almost always the candidates of the two main parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party) engage in a debate. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ...

Notes

1. ^ MSU Physical Plant. Building Data Summary (PDF File). 2004.
2. ^ Stanford, Linda O. (2002). MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0870136313. p. 60.
3. ^ 2020 Vision: A community concept for the Michigan State University campus.
4. ^  Oswald, Tom. "Sparty" Unveiled. MSU Today. August 26, 2005.

References

• Kuhn, Madison. (1955). Michigan State: The First Hundred Years, 1855-1955, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0870132229.
• Miller, Whitney. (2002). East Lansing: Collegeville Revisited (Images of America), Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738520454.
• Stanford, Linda O. (2002). MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0870136313.

External links

• Official University website
• Gone But Not Forgotten: Campus Buildings That No Longer Exist
• History of East Lansing and the Campus Park

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