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	Best known for Bryant Park in Manhattan, 19th&nbsp;Century poet William Cullen Bryant was also&nbsp;a newspaper editor and civic leader. Bryant purchsed his estate Cedarmere in Roslyn Harbor in 1843.&nbsp; NewsdayTV&#39;s Senior Lifestyle Host Elisa DiStefano vists the grounds.&nbsp;
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Cedarmere: The historic home of 19th Century poet William Cullen Bryant.

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