MacArthur Park, in Staten Island's Dongan Hills neighborhood.
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In 1925, just ten days shy of turning forty-five, Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur, of the United States Army, was promoted to Major General. This made him the United States Army's youngest two-star major general. This wasn't 
the only honor which made General MacArthur significant, though. In 1937, he had decided to retire, but was called back to the United States Army in 1941. It wasn't until 1951 that General Douglas MacArthur retired a second time, after having become a very decorated soldier.
General Douglas MacArthur was such a prominent figure in America's history that over fifty places were named in honor of him. If you couldn't guess, one of these places is on Staten Island. This would be MacArthur Park, which is made up of a little…
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