Wellwood Memorial Park - Merchantville, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
N 39° 56.905 W 075° 03.655
18S E 494796 N 4422033
This park is just a few blocks east of Route 130 on Maple Avenue in Merchantville NJ. There is also a WWI monument there and a stone dedicated to two members of The Sons And Daughters Of The Pilgrims who were serving in armed forces during WWII.
Waymark Code: WM98WT
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This is a beautiful park which takes up exactly one full block of space. There is a big gazebo, several war memorials, a playground, water fountain, benches, lot of trees. Finally, there are tennis courts and a softball field.

There is a stone marker for the dedication of this park which reads

THIS PARK IS DEDICATED IN RECOGNITION OF THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT AND LOYAL DEVOTION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO SERVED THE UNITED STATES IN ALL WARS

Name: Wellwood Memorial Park

Street Location: West Maple & Linden Avenues

Local Municipality: Merchantville

State/Province, etc.: NJ

Country: USA

Memorial/Commemoration: http://www.dvrbs.com/monuments/merchantville/Merchantville,NJ-WW2.htm

Date Established: May 31, 1950

Picnic Facilities: gazebo, benches

Recreational Facilities:
tennis courts softball field playground

Monuments/Statues: World War II Memorial

Special Events: Memorial Day Ceremony at Wellwood Park

Web Site: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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