In 1880, Central Park boasted a magnificent fountain. The former town hall which burned in 1904 is in the background. Erected in 1871 and dismantled 1897. Pre-1904 town hall is visible in the background. Cement, iron fence around central park.
Description on back of picture: Ladden's or Laddin's Rock from whose crest in the early days, a settler of the name pursued by the Indians who had massacred his wife and daughter, jumped to his death.