
Penn Park - York, PA
N 39° 57.386 W 076° 43.639
18S E 352459 N 4424350
History and recreational fun can be had at this full block-sized park.
Waymark Code: WMGR0W
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2013
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The modern city park in downtown York known as Penn Park or Penn Common was once a huge field hospital and tended to the wounded and dead from the Battle of Gettysburg. The former location of the York Fair and the U.S. Army Hospital during the Civil War, Penn Commons Park is a beautifully restored greenway that features a tennis court, playground, and pavilion. The park also features the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. Marked by granite-metal figures, this memorial is dedicated to the men who fought in the Civil War.
Name: Penn Park
 Street Location: West College Ave. & South Pershing Avenue
 Local Municipality: York
 State/Province, etc.: PA
 Country: USA
 Web Site: [Web Link]
 Memorial/Commemoration: Civil War Veterans
 Date Established: 1816
 Picnic Facilities: Tables, Pavilion
 Recreational Facilities: playground, tennis court
 Monuments/Statues: Soldier's and Sailor's monument
 Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
 Fountains: Not listed
 Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
 Special Events: Not listed
 Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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