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Hanscom Park is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Its namesake public park is one of the oldest parks in Omaha, donated to the City in 1872.〔Washburn, T. (2004) ("What Kind Of History Haunts Your House? Homeowners Research Their Houses." ) KETV. 7/14/04. Retrieved 6/26/07.〕 U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was born in a house in the Hanscom Park neighborhood.〔Arens, C. (2001) ("From Woolworth Ave. to the White House." ) ''Nebraska Life Magazine.'' Retrieved 6/26/07.〕 Its boundaries are Center Street on the north, South 42nd on the west, Interstate 480 on the east and I-80 on the south.〔(2009) (("About Hanscom Park" ), Hanscom Park Neighborhood Association. Retrieved 9/3/10.〕 ==History== Hanscom Park is one of the oldest parks and residential subdivisions in Omaha. Andrew J. Hanscom and James Megeath donated the park in October 1872. Hanscom bought the land from Colonel Sam Bayliss, one of the original homesteaders in Omaha City in 1854.〔Roenfeld, R. (nd) ("Sam Bayliss on Broadway." ) Historical Society of Pottawatomie County. Retrieved 6/26/07.〕 When the community was developed through the 1890s, it was on the western fringe of Omaha. The site was ideal for an upscale development because of its access to a new electric trolley line connecting it with downtown.〔Washburn, T. (2004) ("What Kind Of History Haunts Your House? Homeowners Research Their Houses." ) KETV. 7/14/04. Retrieved 6/26/07.〕 The neighborhood is home to several notable houses. One of them, the George N. Hicks House, has been designated an Omaha Landmark.〔(nd) (Hicks House ). City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission. Retrieved 6/25/07.〕 In 1913, U.S. President Gerald Ford was born in his grandfather's mansion at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in the Hanscom Park neighborhood. Today the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens celebrates this location.〔Arens, C. (2001) ("From Woolworth Ave. to the White House." ) ''Nebraska Life Magazine.'' Retrieved 6/26/07.〕
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