Hagerstown City Park

Hagerstown City Park is a public urban park just southwest of the central business district of Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The park is located at the junction of Virginia Avenue, Key Street, Walnut Street, Prospect Street, and Memorial Boulevard.

City Park has been called "America's Second Most Beautiful City Park"Fact|date=July 2008 and has been designated as a local Preservation Design District since 1989.

History

In 1916, under pressure from the public, the City of Hagerstown purchased land to be used for the City Park. The Maryland State General Assembly passed a bill creating a five-member Park Commission in 1918. Three years later, a swamp in the park was drained creating Lower Lake. And in 1924, Mr. and Mrs. Singer donated the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts to City Park. [ [http://www.hagerstownmd.org/Parks_Rec/cityPark.asp City Park History] Hagerstown, MD A Great Place to Live Work and Visit, 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2008.]

Attractions

There are numerous walking paths and playgrounds in the park as well as athletic facilities such as lighted tennis courts and a baseball field. An outdoor concert stage which holds city events including part of [http://www.blues-fest.org Western Maryland Blues Fest] is located in the center of City Park. Also within the park is Park Plaza, a luxury condominium complex.

Additionally, many of Hagerstown's most visited museums can be found within City Park:
* Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
* Mansion House Art Gallery
* Western Maryland 202 Locomotive Display and Museum
* Hager House and Museum, once home to Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown.

Gallery

ee also

* List of municipal parks in the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.hagerstownmd.org/Parks_Rec/cityPark.asp City Park History]
* [http://www.washcomuseum.org Washington County Museum of Fine Arts]
* [http://www.hagerhouse.org/ Jonathan Hager House]
* [http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=613 Western Maryland Ry. 202]