Railroad Tracks
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Pennsylvania Park |
Pennsylvania Park has had many names, including
Hughart Park- Mr. W.O. Hughart was the president of the GR&I railroad which ran through the park
Railroad Park
GR&I Park
Cushman House Park
Pennsylvania Park
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad realized that a rail yard in the center of town was not a good idea. They hired a landscape architect to beautify the area. With three sets of tracks, there were over 100 trains daily in peak season. Barbara Waters, Petoskey's first female mayor, saved the park from becoming a parking lot in 1974.
Hughart Park- Mr. W.O. Hughart was the president of the GR&I railroad which ran through the park
Railroad Park
GR&I Park
Cushman House Park
Pennsylvania Park
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad realized that a rail yard in the center of town was not a good idea. They hired a landscape architect to beautify the area. With three sets of tracks, there were over 100 trains daily in peak season. Barbara Waters, Petoskey's first female mayor, saved the park from becoming a parking lot in 1974.