Heartwell Park - Hastings, Nebraska
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BruceS
N 40° 35.679 W 098° 22.823
14T E 552428 N 4493945
Park area located on the eastside of Hastings, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WM2YTZ
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2008
Views: 43
From Nebraska - A Guide to the Cornhusker State, Hastings section:
HEARTWELL Park, Forest Blvd. between East Side Blvd. and Elm Ave.,
extending to Lakeside Drive, is a favorite resort for picnickers.
The park was acquired by the city about 1900. A dam across a ravine forms
Heartwell Lake by storing water from the street drainage system. The lake
is used for skating in winter. The park has many shade trees, tables,
benches, outdoor ovens, and there are swings, a wading pool and a shelter house.
Heartwell Park continues to be a popular park. The park is well
maintained. The Park and the houses fronting it are in the Heartwell Park
Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.