HISTORY
This 23-acre plot of land was created in two parts.
In 1961, the City bought 16-acres of land from Moore Land Inc. to
create a neighborhood park. An additional 7-acres were purchased in
1977 to create space for the
East
Lawrence Center, located on the north edge of the park.
DESCRIPTION OF PARK
Entered from Maple Lane, north of 19th Street, this 23-acre park
has basketball courts, a ball field, play area, athletic field, and
picnic grove with tables and grills. The
East
Lawrence Center, opened in 1979 and remodeled in 1996, has
year-round activities supervised by recreation staff. multi-purpose
gym, game room, meeting room and kitchen area are available in this
5,200 square foot air conditioned center which is located at the
north end of the park at 15th and Brook Streets (1245 East 15th
Street).
The amenities of the park include:
SHELTERS
There are no shelters located in Edgewood Park.
Notes: This cache is located within Edgewood
Park, a part of the Lawrence Parks & Recreation Department
park system. For general information please call 785-832-7920 or
visit our website at
www.lprd.org. All parks rules and
regulations apply.
Park information was taken (copy/paste) from the
Lawrence Parks & Recreation website.
**This cache is placed in a locust tree so watch
out for thorns!!**
FTF Prize: Unactivated FTF geocoin, Gold Dollar,
The Ravens sig wooden nickle
Congrats to TeamSNOOTH
for FTF