Woodruff Park - City of Connellsville, Pennsylvania
N 40° 01.566 W 079° 35.660
17T E 619943 N 4431600
Woodruff Park is located along Connell Avenue, between York Avenue and Frank Gallo Lane in Connellsville City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WM4H66
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2008
Views: 16
This Park is named in honor of Connellsville native John Woodruff, an 800-meter Gold-Medal Olympian (1936). This park is one of ten parks in the city of Connellsville and is known for the ballfield on which the local Men's softball league plays at in the summer.
There is also a memorial in the park for James "Bubby" Braxton, another Connellsville african-american alumni, who played for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins
Name: Woodruff Park
Street Location: Connell and York Avenues
Local Municipality: Connellsville City, Fayette County
State/Province, etc.: Pennsylvania
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: John Woodruff (1936 Olympian)
Picnic Facilities: small pavilion (Unreservable)
Recreational Facilities:
Play Area
Basketball Courts
Softball Field
Monuments/Statues: James "Bubby" Braxton Memorial
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None
Fountains: None
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None
Traditional Geocaches:
Date Established: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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