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In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of Omaha City. They were called Jefferson Square, which was paved over by I-480; Washington Park, which is where the Paxton Block currently sits at North 16th and Farnam Streets; Capitol Square, where Omaha Central High School is now located, and; an unnamed tract overlooking the river with Davenport Street on the north, Jackson ...
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The park has recreational athletic facilities including a baseball field, football pitches, disc golf, tennis courts, soccer fields and a recreational skate park. [1] The baseball field hosts American Legion Baseball and the UNO Mavericks. [2]
Its namesake public park is one of the oldest parks in Omaha, donated to the City in 1872. [1] U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was born in a house in the Hanscom Park neighborhood. [ 2 ] Its boundaries are Woolworth Street on the north, South 42nd on the west, Interstate 480 on the east and I-80 on the south.
Image Notes acres ha Chadron State Park: Dawes: 974.26 acres 394.27 ha: Nebraska's oldest state park Eugene T. Mahoney State Park: Cass: 673.101 acres 272.394 ha: Multiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River: Fort Robinson State Park: Dawes, Sioux: 22,332.72 acres 9,037.73 ha: Former U.S. Army fort Indian Cave State ...
Fontenelle Park is a 108-acre (0.44 km 2) public park located at 4575 Ames Avenue, at an intersection of Fontenelle Boulevard in North Omaha, Nebraska. In the late 1940s, the park made headlines across the Midwestern United States as the possible home of a minor league baseball team.
Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. After partially closing in 2020 due to extensive renovations, the park reopened to the public on August 18, 2023. [1]
The Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District is located in North Omaha, Nebraska. Situated from Cuming Street to Hawthorne Avenue, Glenwood Avenue to 33rd Street, Bemis Park was annexed into Omaha in 1887, [2] and developed from 1889 to 1922. The district was designated an Omaha Landmark in 1983. [3]