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Blockhouse No. 1 was built in 1812 to defend the cliff of the park. It is located in the northwest portion of the park on a hill called "The Cliff." Blockhouse No. 1 is the oldest building in the park. The American flag flies at half-staff for
the victims of the American Embassy
terrorist bombing in Nairobi, Kenya, of
August 9, 1998.

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Blockhouse No. 1 was built in 1812 to defend the cliff of the park. It is located in the northwest portion of the park on a hill called "The Cliff." Blockhouse No. 1 is the oldest building in the park. The American flag flies at half-staff for the victims of the American Embassy terrorist bombing in Nairobi, Kenya, of August 9, 1998. (NYNewsday.com / June 30, 2003)

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