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WAUBONSIE PARK:
Waubonsie Park is 15.6 acre park in the Northeast
part of the city along Ferguson Road. The Wabash
Trace bike trail and Four Mile Creek border
it on the southwest. This park contains a picnic
pavilion with eight picnic tables, public restrooms,
baseball/softball diamond, concession, sand volleyball,
and playground equipment.
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SPORTSMANS PARK:
Sportsmans Park is a 28 acre park located along
Ferguson Road in the North part of the city. Sportsmans
Park is the largest municipal park within the
city limits and contains the greatest variety
of recreational facilities. Located in this park
are the High School baseball and softball fields,
which are owned and maintained by the city, two
little league fields, four tennis courts, public
restrooms, the Wilson Aquatic Center, the Southwest
Iowa Theater Group, horse arena, park maintenance
facilities, and a picnic pavilion. Sportsmans
Park also borders the Wabash
Trace bike trail and Wilson Park green space
to the east.
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PRIEST PARK:
Priest Park is 1.7 acres and occupies one square
city block in the center of town. It is bordered
by Elm Street to the west, Maple street to the
east, Sixth Avenue to the north, and Seventh Avenue
to the south. This park contains four lighted
basketball hoops and playground equipment along
with plenty of green space.
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GEE PARK:
Gee Park is a 1.7 acre park located at the intersection
of Anna Crse Highway and Nishna Road. It is primarily
used for cookouts and barbecues as it is bordered
by Mustang Football Field to the east also Welch
tennis courts. It has several nice trees and a
Garden Club flower bed.
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McCOMB PARK:
McComb Park is 10.7 acres in size and is south
centrally located along Anna Crose and Mitchell
Streets. It has many mature trees and large green
spaces along with a Garden Club flower bed, playground
equipment, a pavilion, and public restrooms.
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CROSE HEIGHTS PARK:
Crose Heights Park is a 3.0 acre park that parallels
Johnson Run (creek) and Southview Circle. It primarily
serves as a green space for the neighborhood with
several mature sycamore trees.
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GOTTSCH PARK:
Gottsch Park is 0.5 acres and is a neighborhood
park with playground equipment and a Garden Club
planting. It is triangular in shape at the intersection
of Crescent and West streets.
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GARFIELD PARK:
Garfield Park is also 0.5 aacres in size with
a pavilion and playground equipment. It is located
at the corner of Center Street and Clarinda Avenue.
It had playground equipment and a picnic table
pavilion in it.
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NICHOLSON PARK; Nicholson
Park is a neighborhood park with playground equipment
and two benches and picnic table. It is 0.5 acres
in size and is located at the intersection of
Mathew and Edgar Streets in the southeast section
of town.
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BOGARTS PARK; Bogarts Park
is located close to downtown at the intersection
of Clarinda Avenue and Church Street and Thomas
Avenue. It is approximately one tenth of an acre
and has the cities veterans memorial in it. The
memorial contains six monuments, 3 benches, and
a brick walkway with individual veterans' information
on each brick.
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CHERRY HILLS PARK; Cherry
Hills Park is the cities arboretum park. It is
3.0 acres of mature and newly planted trees. It
is located along Nishna Road in the southwest
section of town.
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CONWAY PARK; Conway park is
located at the intersection of Nishna Road, Maple
Street and Anna Crose Highway and has a war memorial
and bench located in the park.
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MAY PARK; May Park is a neighborhood
green space along Mayridge Drive and is approximately
0.2 acres in size.
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HUNTER PARK; Hunter Park is
a neighborhood green space at the corner of Lake
and College Streets with a Garden Club planting
in it.
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WILSON PARK; Wilson Park is
a newly acquired park along Ferguson Road Adjacent
to Sportsmans Park. It is 4.5 acres in size and
is open green space.
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SHENANWOOD PARK; Shenanwood
Park is located in the Shenanwood subdivision
and is green space of about a half an acre.
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MANTI PARK; Manti Park is
a wooded park 41 acres in size located 1 milw
south and 1mile west of the intersection of Stat
Highway 2 and 59. The Pottawattamie Indian Tribe
originally inhabited this site. In 1852 forty
Mormon families settled into the area and built
the community known as Manti. Today thte park
is owned and maintained by the City of Shenandoah
and is used for hiking, camping, picnicking, bird
watching, and many other outdoor activities. For
more history on the settlement of Manti contact
the Shenandoah Historical Society at 246-1669.
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