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Below is a list of Parks and Public Grounds with their histories and locations that have been part of the Pittsburg Parks and Recreation. Click on the name of a park and see images and history of that park. If you have any information, memories or other photos to share about these public spaces, please let me know. *Denotes a name change of the park.



Forest Park SW of Fourth & Bypass - (1885 - 1903) Originally a horse track that was turned into an amusement park & small zoo by W. W. Bell.	Idle Hour Park Southwest of Pittsburg - (1900 - abt1915) Located in the vicinity of where the Crestwood Country Club is today



Lakeside Park 402 W. Washington - (abt1900 - Present) Originally part of city founder Franklin Playter's farm and contains a 3 1/2 acre body of water called Playter's Lake.	Lincoln Park Ninth & Catalpa - (abt1890 - present) Founded by the Grand Army of the Republic, a group of Union Civil War Soldiers, who sold it to the city in 1906. "Architect's Conception of the New Lincoln Park" - Pittsburg Headlight, 30 May 1936

Other Pittsburg Parks & Areas of Recreation
Name of Park	Address	Dates	Size	Notes
Broadway & Quincy Park	SE Corner Bdwy & Quincy	1929		Mentioned in article Pittsburg Headlight Aug 16, 1929
Deramus Park	1502 Michigan	1956-now	5.6 acres	Land leased to the city for $1yr by KCSR
Euclid Circle Park	Rose & Euclid	1887-now		First city owned park in Pittsburg
Forest Park *Paul B. Leffler Park	Fourth & Chestnut	1956-1999 1999-now	1.24 acres	Original site of Forest Park School
Jacob's Driving Park	NE Corner Elm & Twenty-Fifth	1908-1919
League Park *Pittsburg Fairgrounds	2400 N. Broadway	1912-1927 1928-1951		Current site of Walmart
Schlanger Park	Sixth & Stillwell	1938-now	20 acres	Named after businessman A. H. Schlanger, who left money in his will for the city to build a park.
Wilderness Park	907 W. McKay	2000-now	102 acres	Nature preserve with walking trails and four pits for fishing.

Pittsburg Sports Team Pictures


Pittsburg Travelers of 1932	Pittsburg Pirates of 1936