Template:Did you know nominations/Van Cortlandt Park


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:24, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Van Cortlandt Park

 * ... that the site of the future Van Cortlandt Park in New York City was used as a headquarters by both the British and Americans during the American Revolution? https://archive.org/details/collectionsofnewv16newy Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1883], A Vault of History
 * ALT1:... that the future "conservation president," Theodore Roosevelt, opposed a bill that provided for the creation of New York City's Van Cortlandt Park? Van Cortlandt Park, Borough of the Bronx: Restoration Master Plan. Technically, "conservation president" is from Theodore Roosevelt and the National Park System (not in article). The source says that Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt opposed the bill, and he later became president according to the linked wiki article.
 * ALT2:... that future president Theodore Roosevelt opposed, and future president Grover Cleveland signed, a bill that provided for the creation of New York City's Van Cortlandt Park? Same sources as ALT1, minus the NPS one
 * ALT3:... that there is a $3 billion Yankee Stadium-sized filtration plant hidden under New York City's Van Cortlandt Park? As a Plant Nears Completion, Croton Water Flows Again to New York City
 * Reviewed: Carlos Fernández Gondín

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk) and Tdorante10 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 22:53, 13 January 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Thank you for detailed article, based on plenty of excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF! Great expansion, no copyvio obvious. - Sorry, I don't like the hooks too much, am a bit allergic to "future", - I would prefer something about the park itself, with a picture? The gate is nice, and the painting even nicer! In the article, can you move the painting more to the context of the 1930s, please? Before going to GA, write a bit more lead ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg (Not a full review) In addition to the above concerns, a QPQ review appears to be needed before this can move forward. North America1000 11:26, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delayed response, and thank you for the review. I will address some of these concerns soon. The article is not half-improved yet, as I have to add a lot more info in the future. Anyway, here's a hook #4:
 * ALT4:... that Van Cortlandt Park contains New York City's last freshwater marsh?
 * I'll do the QPQ shortly. Thank you for the reminder. epicgenius (talk) 04:45, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I like that, but not the Easter egg ;) - Of you want attraction to the marsh, do something like
 * ALT5: ... that Van Cortlandt Park contains New York City's last freshwater marsh? or
 * ALT6: ... that Van Cortlandt Park contains Tibbetts Brook, New York City's last freshwater marsh? but if you want to focus on the park, say
 * ALT7: ... that Van Cortlandt Park contains New York City's last freshwater marsh? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I like ALT6 the most because it explicitly names Tibbetts Brook, which was what I was getting at. epicgenius (talk) 00:56, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 * just a review missing then ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I finished reviewing Carlos Fernández Gondín. Hope that helps epicgenius (talk) 13:26, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:29, 3 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Symbol possible vote.svg As far as I can see, the source given for the hook statement does not contain the fact that this is "New York City's last freshwater marsh". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing it out. I didn't see it either. How about this: epicgenius (talk) 17:21, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT8: ...that Van Cortlandt Park contains both the Bronx's oldest building and the United States' oldest public golf course?
 * ALT8 looks good to me, or will do when you add the information about the oldest public golf course to the article, - I see it in the source (#73). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:30, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅. I thought that "first golf course" implied "oldest golf course", but apparently not so... epicgenius (talk) 20:22, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. We will see if Gerda approves and would like to add back her tick. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:59, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg ALT8, sorry that I was so impressed by the salt marsh that I didn't check back, and thank you for doing that! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:09, 9 February 2017 (UTC)