Reservoir Park (Harrisburg)

Reservoir Park (Harrisburg)

Reservoir Park is the largest municipal public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and occupies approximately 85 acres in the Allison Hill neighborhood of the city. [cite web| url=http://www.explorepahistory.com/attraction.php?id=7093| year=2003| title=Reservoir Park|first=| last=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania| publisher=explorepahistory.com/| accessdate=2007-01-03] Reservoir Park is also home to the National Civil War Museum and provides the setting for many of Harrisburg's most popular outdoor festivals and performances. The park is part of the Capital Area Greenbelt, a convert|20|mi|km|sing=on greenway surrounding portions of the city. [cite web| url=http://www.caga.org/about/about.html| year=2006| title=About the Capital Area Greenbelt|first=| last=Capital Area Greenbelt Association| publisher=caga.org/| accessdate=2006-12-28]

History

The original portion of the park dates to 1845. In 1872, a reservoir for the City of Harrisburg was built in an undeveloped area outside the city limits, then called Prospect Hill (now Allison Hill). City leaders recognized the spot as a wonderful vantage point to view the State Capitol, the Susquehanna River valley and the Blue Mountains and, in 1890, officially established the area around the reservoir as a park. [cite web| url=http://www.gamutplays.org/hsf/freeshakes.php| year=2006| title=About Gamut Theatre Group|first=| last=Gamut Theature Group| publisher=gamutplays.org/| accessdate=2006-12-31] The park is the highest point in the city. It contains one underground thirty million gallon reservoir, and two 6 million gallon above ground reservoirs, which gravity-feed freshwater to the city’s water system. [cite web| url=http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/visitors/cityWide/allisonHill0.html| year=2004| title=City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg|first=| last=| publisher=City of Harrisburg| accessdate=2007-01-15]

Roads in Reservoir Park (inside or outside)

* Artist Drive
* Berkeley Place
* Chamberlain Drive (Park Circle Drive)
* Concert Drive
* Lincoln Circle
* National Civil War Museum Drive (was known as Camp Curtain Drive until 200?)
* Parkway Blvd
* Rivington Terrace
* Taylor Blvd

References

ee also

*List of Harrisburg neighborhoods
*List of municipal parks in the United States


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