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The park has recreational athletic facilities including a baseball field, football pitches, disc golf, tennis courts, soccer fields and a recreational skate park. [1] The baseball field hosts American Legion Baseball and the UNO Mavericks. [2] It also features a soap box derby track and a skeet shooting range. [1] The park is located on the Big ...
In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of Omaha City. They were called Jefferson Square, which was paved over by I-480; Washington Park, which is where the Paxton Block currently sits at North 16th and Farnam Streets; Capitol Square, where Omaha Central High School is now located, and; an unnamed tract overlooking the river with Davenport Street on the north, Jackson ...
Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. After partially closing in 2020 due to extensive renovations, the park reopened to the public on August 18, 2023. [ 1 ]
Kountze Park is bordered by 19th Street on the east and 20th Street on the west, Pinkney Street on the south and Pratt Street on the north. The park is the location of a water park, playground, basketball and tennis courts, and a pavilion. It is also home to a summer program operated by the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department. [1]
Kenefick Park is a public park at 100 Bancroft Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, [1] named for John Kenefick, a former chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Railroad. [2]It is located at the southwest point of the Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha's botanical gardens, just north of Interstate 80, and just west of the Missouri River and the Iowa state border.
Hitchcock Park is a public park located at 4220 "Q" Street in South Omaha, Nebraska. The park is regarded as a "popular South Omaha spot," along with the Henry Doorly Zoo and Rosenblatt Stadium. [1] Due to a settlement between the U.S. Government and the City of Omaha, the park is subject to all enforcements of the Americans with Disabilities ...
The Omaha Park Commission bought 60 acres (240,000 m 2) of land along the John A. Creighton Boulevard at 30th & Bedford in 1948. First called Bedford Park, it was renamed in 1954 as Adams Park in honor of local businessman and parks enthusiast Frederick J. Adams.
Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits, the World War II minesweeper USS Hazard (AM-240) and Cold War -era ...