Alapocas Run State Park
| Alapocas Run State Park | |
|---|---|
| Delaware State Park | |
 The Blue Ball Barn | |
| Named for: Alapocas Run, tributary of Brandywine Creek | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Location | |
| - coordinates | 39°46′34″N 75°32′46″W / 39.77611°N 75.54611°WCoordinates: 39°46′34″N 75°32′46″W / 39.77611°N 75.54611°W |
| Area | 369 acres (149 ha) |
| Managed by | Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
  Location of Alapocas Run State Park in Delaware | |
| Website : Alapocas Run State Park | |
Alapocas Run State Park is a state park, located in Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary. Open year-round, it is 369 acres (149 ha) in area. Much of the state park was created from land originally preserved by William Poole Bancroft's Woodlawn Trustees in the early 1900s to be used as open space parkland by the city of Wilmington as it expanded.[1] The park also includes the Blue Ball Barn, a dairy barn built by Alfred I. DuPont as part of his Nemours estate in 1914. In addition to walking trails, athletic fields, and playgrounds for children, one of the park's primary features is a rock climbing wall. The rock climbing wall is part of an old quarry across from historic Bancroft Mills on the Brandywine, and the quarry is also used for school educational programs centered around earth sciences.[2][3]
Blue Ball Barn
The park's Blue Ball Barn was built in 1914 by the du Pont family as a dairy barn. It was named after an inn and meeting house that was once located nearby, and was developed into part of the park as part of the state's efforts to reuse historic structures. The building currently contains a visitor's center and conference center. The Delaware Folk Art Collection is on permanent exhibit within the barn, and it houses over 120 works by 50 local artists meant to highlight the state's diverse artistic heritage.
References
- ↑ "Woodlawn Trustees, Inc. records : Accession 2424.I : Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library". Findingaids.hagley.org. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "A Teachers Guide to Delaware State Parks". Delaware State Parks. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Intern Files: Part II". Delaware Historical Society. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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