My first hide, after 70 finds, 12 states, and 3 years caching!
Formerly called Dudley Park, the area was reimagined as a community park. The local 272nd Field Artillery Battalion veterans association suggested dedicating the park to Brigadier General Edward O. Gourdin.
Gourdin’s history is closely connected with Roxbury. His accomplishments include:
- being the first Black judge appointed to the Roxbury District Court/
- the first Black person in New England appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court/
- the first man in history to break 25 feet in the long jump, and/
- a silver medalist in the event for the United States at the 1924 Paris Olympics./
The Nubian Square/Dudley area has wonderful stores and cafes, and is home to beautiful murals (including "Faces of Dudley, visible from GZ).