- Carney Park
Carney Park is a United States military recreational facility located in an extinct
volcano near Naples, Italy. The 93 acre site is located approximately 14 miles (23 kilometers) east of Naples. It is named after Four Star Admiral Robert B. Carney who served asChief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration.Facilities
According to its facilities brochure, as of 2008, Carney Park's resources consisted of:
::. . . a 9 hole
golf course, Olympic size outdoor swimming pool, 5 adult sizesoftball fields, 1 adult sizebaseball field, 2 little league baseball fields, 1 little league softball field, 1 football field and 1soccer pitch, 4 lighted tennis courts, 2 batting cages, 1 outdoorbasketball court, 4 sandlotvolleyball courts, horseshoe pits, 20 small picnic sites, 11 large picnic areas, a boy and girl scout camp area, 30 tent sites, and 25 cabins, 1paintball field, a youth center, a teen center, a snack bar and restaurant.History
The park was established on
May 21 1966 by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Command (MWR) of the United States Department of Defense. It was originally established and administered by theUnited States Navy under the auspices of Naples' Naval Support Activity (NSA). The Morale and Welfare Authority (MWA) of AFSOUTH designed and built the nine holegolf course in 1969. The golf course and recreational facilities were administered separately from the NSA by AFSOUTH until 1995. At that time, AFSOUTH turned over administration of the golf course to the NSA, thus consolidating the oversight of all resources at the site under the NSA's MWR.External links
* [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3036/ Virtual globetrotting]
* [http://www.nsa.naples.navy.mil/MWR/carneypark.htm Navy Outdoor recreation]References
[http://www.nsa.naples.navy.mil/MWR/assests/PDFs/NORparkhistoryfacilities.pdf Park History and Facilities]
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