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==Parks== [[File:Welwyn mansion in Welwyn Preserve.JPG|thumb|The Welwyn mansion at the Welwyn Preserve.]] '''Morgan Memorial Park''' Morgan Memorial Park is a 40-acre park offering scenic view of Hempstead Harbor and lush green spaces. The park land, originally purchased by [[J. P. Morgan Jr.|J.P. Morgan Jr.]], was converted to a park upon the death of wife, [[Jane Norton Grew]], in 1925. Morgan, a Glen Cove resident, leased the park to the City of Glen Cove for 999 years. The park land served as a steamboat landing up until the early 1900s. Presently, the Morgan Park Music Festival holds free concerts on Sunday evenings during July and August at the gazebo in Morgan Park.<ref name="Destination">{{cite web |url=http://www.iacconline.org/images/members/6844/Glen%20Cove%20Mansion%20Destination%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |title=Ken Ellens, Destination Guide, Glen Cove Mansion |date=February 2010 |access-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525113207/http://iacconline.org/images/members/6844/Glen%20Cove%20Mansion%20Destination%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> '''Welwyn Preserve''' [[Welwyn Preserve]], the former [[Harold I. Pratt|Harold Pratt]] estate, is a {{convert|204|acre|km2|adj=on}}, densely wooded preserve open to the public. It features nature trails and a variety of habitats, including a wooded stream valley, fresh water ponds and swamps, a coastal [[salt marsh]], and a stretch of Long Island Sound shoreline. More than 100 species of birds and a variety of small native mammals, reptiles and amphibians inhabit the preserve's grounds. It is the site of the [[Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County|Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center]], which offers exhibits and other educational programs.<ref name="Destination" /> '''Harriet Barnes Pratt Park''' Named in honor of [[Harriet Barnes Pratt]] by the Glen Cove City Council. The park was dedicated on May 31, 1937.
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