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Group aims to restore historic pillars in Van Cortlandt Park

A community group says it wants to remove years of damage to some historic artifacts inside Van Cortlandt Park.  Thirteen test pillars were installed in the 1900s to help determine the best stone type

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Nov 18, 2016, 10:45 PM

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