He gave the park to the city on condition that it never be sold but preserved as a park. Toronto added some more land to the tract and named it High Park. There is a tale that British grenadiers were making a winter patrol along Grenadier Pond when the officer in charge decided to cross the ice. More @Wikipedia
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