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  2. Kissena Park - Wikipedia

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    Kissena Park is bounded by Booth Memorial Avenue to the south; Kissena Boulevard to the west; Rose, Oak, Underhill, and Lithonia Avenues to the north; and Fresh Meadows Lane to the east. [2] The south side of the park is mostly meadow land. [3]: 5 Kissena Park contains a small lake, Kissena Lake, on the northeast corner. Formerly a wetland, it ...

  3. Kissena Creek - Wikipedia

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    The name of the lake, park, and creek comes from the Chippewa language meaning "it is cold", "cold place", or "cool water". [19] [20] The site of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, slightly west of Kissena Park, was originally part of the ancestral path of the Hudson River, and the present-day Kissena Lake was located on the eastern shore of the ...

  4. Flushing, Queens - Wikipedia

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    Kissena Park is a 234-acre (0.95 km 2) park with a lake as a centerpiece. [124] Kissena Corridor Park is a 100-acre (0.40 km 2) park which connects two separate corridors, adjoining Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to Kissena Park. It contains a baseball field and a playground called Rachel Carson Playground. [125] Bowne Park is an 11-acre ...

  5. Flushing River - Wikipedia

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    Kissena Creek, known historically as Ireland Mill Creek, is a right-bank tributary of the Flushing River, which begins in what is now Pomonok/Kew Gardens Hills. The creek is now largely buried, running through Kissena Park, Kissena Corridor Park, and Queens Botanical Garden.

  6. Kissena Boulevard - Wikipedia

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    The road's name is derived from Kissena Lake, a name given by 19th century horticulturist Samuel Bowne Parsons for the Chippewa word meaning, "it is cold". The lake is located in Kissena Park . The road is one of the oldest in Queens, a 4-mile path connecting the colonial settlements of Flushing and Jamaica , known originally as the "Road to ...

  7. Central Railroad of Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Kissena: Listed on some timetables as Kissena-Flushing, Flushing-Kissena, or Kissena Park. Opened June 1873–August 1876. Re-opened June 1877, and abandoned on April 30, 1879. Moved to a private location, but burned on May 8, 1918. Frankiston: On Black Stump Road, now called 73rd Avenue, east of Clearview Expressway. Now part of Cunningham Park.

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  9. Talk:Kissena Creek - Wikipedia

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    Kissena Park - The caption identifies the body of water as "Kissena Pond", this should probably be changed to "Kissena Lake" to maintain consistency of name usage.