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National Heroes Park : ウィキペディア英語版 | National Heroes Park National Heroes Park is a botanical garden in Kingston, Jamaica. The largest open space in Kingston at 20 hectares in size,〔("Major Redevelopment of National Heroes Park in Progress" ) by Omar Tomlinson, Jamaica Information Service, August 18, 2005, accessed April 8, 2006.〕 National Heroes Park features numerous monuments, and is the burial site of many of Jamaica's National Heroes, Prime Ministers, and cultural leaders. ==History== Founded in 1783,〔("Horseback Riding in Jamaica" ) by Tina Williams, Jamaicans.com, September 8, 2004, accessed April 8, 2006.〕 the park was originally a race track called "Kingston Race Course",〔("The Parishes of Jamaica: Kingston and St. Andrew" ), Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999, accessed April 8, 2006.〕 which featured a one-mile track used for horse races, with a typical purse of 100 pounds sterling.〔 In 1905, a new track was constructed at Knutsford Park,〔 and the old track was renamed "George VI Memorial Park" in honor of King George VI of the United Kingdom and converted into a public park.〔 After Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the park's name was changed again to the name it currently bears.〔("National Heroes Park, Kingston" ), The Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2001, accessed April 8, 2006.〕
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