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Cravath Lake was created in the mid-1850s at the intersection point of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook to power a gristmill that was built upon the creek. It is named after Prosper Cravath, one of Whitewater's first settlers. Over time the lake's use for industry gave way to recreation, and it currently hosts Cravath Lakefront Park and ...
There are five community parks in Whitewater: Cravath Lakefront Park, Moraine View Park, Starin Park, Trippe Lake Park, and Whitewater Creek Nature Area. Effigy Mounds Preserve is an archeological park. [20] An aquatic and fitness center is located in Whitewater. [21]
Lakeshore State Park is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) Wisconsin state park located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee. [1] It is situated adjacent to both Discovery World and Henry Maier Festival Park. [2] [3] It is the only urban state park in Wisconsin and features restored prairie and a pebble beach.
The Winnetka Park District Board narrowly voted Thursday night to accept a $3 million donation from billionaire Justin Ishbia, who has been involved in a long-running controversy that has seen him ...
The FSU Lakefront Park is open every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and students can enter for free while the entry cost for non-FSU students is $5. Alcohol and pets are not allowed at the site.
For a 22nd season, 91.9 WFPK, has announced its lineup for Waterfront Wednesday, the free monthly outdoor concert series at Waterfront Park.This season's headliners include Phosphorescent, Pokey ...
Lake Park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in New York City along with many others. Believing that access to nature had a civilizing and restorative effect on the urban public, Olmsted designed Lake Park in the Romantic tradition, with a preference for natural (over formal) landscaping, winding paths, a variety of vistas ...
Prosper Cravath, Jr., (May 28, 1809 – May 20, 1886) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the original settlers of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and helped lay out the town plat. He represented Whitewater in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848). He is the namesake of Cravath Lake in Whitewater.