Reservoir Park (Harrisburg)

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Reservoir Park is the largest municipal public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and occupies approximately 85-acres in the Allison Hill neighborhood of the city.^[1] Reservoir Park is also home to the National Civil War Museum and provides the setting for many of Harrisburg's most popular outdoor festivals and performances. The park is part of the Capital Area Greenbelt, a 20 mile greenway surrounding portions of the city.^[2]

[edit] History

The original portion of the park dates to 1845. In 1872, a reservoir for the City of Harrisburg was built in an undeveloped area outside the city limits, then called Prospect Hill (now Allison Hill). City leaders recognized the spot as a wonderful vantage point to view the State Capitol, the Susquehanna River valley and the Blue Mountains and, in 1890, officially established the area around the reservoir as a park.^[3] The park is the highest point in the city. It contains one underground thirty million gallon reservoir, and two 6 million gallon above ground reservoirs, which gravity-feed freshwater to the city’s water system.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2003). Reservoir Park. explorepahistory.com/. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
2. ^ Capital Area Greenbelt Association (2006). About the Capital Area Greenbelt. caga.org/. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
3. ^ Gamut Theature Group (2006). About Gamut Theatre Group. gamutplays.org/. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
4. ^ City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg. City of Harrisburg (2004). Retrieved on January 15, 2007.

[edit] See Also

• List of Harrisburg neighborhoods
• List of municipal parks in the United States