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The Springfield Park District, established in 1900, is the public park authority serving the metropolitan area of Springfield in the U.S. state of Illinois.The Springfield park district, which is separate from the municipal government of the city of Springfield, covers approximately 2,500 acres of open space.
Washington Park is a park in Springfield, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1400 Williams Boulevard, the park features walking trails, a botanical garden, large duck pond, rose garden, carillon, and carillon concerts. The park was purchased for city use in 1900, and construction began in 1901.
Carpenter Park is a 322-acre (1.30 km 2) park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois.Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve [1] and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois. [2]
Black Bear at Henson Robinson Zoo. The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District.The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970.
Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher stands with Brandon Doherty, SCHEELS Sports Park general manager, on Sept. 10, 2024. SCHEELS Sports Park developers and The Sports Facilities Companies announced on ...
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the seat of Sangamon County.The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [10] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s home town, was, in 1908, a working-class city of just under 50,000 people – about the same size as its modern counterpart in Ohio.
The Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon is a carillon located in Washington Park in Springfield, Illinois. The brutalist tower stands 132 feet and is constructed from concrete, brick and steel. It was dedicated in 1962 and designed by Bill Turley. Each year the carillon hosts the International Carillon Festival which features world-renowned ...