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	Fairmount Park
		Fairmount Park was the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876, and several buildings from that earlier fair still stand, notably Memorial Hall.
		Fairmount Park along the river basin is one of the loveliest walks to be found in an American city.
		The prevalence of sculpture in the park is due to the vision of the Fairmount Park Art Association (1871), which sought to beautify the park.
	www.ushistory.org /districts/fairmountpark/alltogether.htm (3807 words)

	1907 ~ The Illustrated History of Fairmount Park
		Is the beginning of a golden age for KC's commercial parks and a lot of competition for Fairmount.
		Fairmount for the first time in a long time was wet.
		Carnival closed in 1911 and Forest in 1912, due mainly to 1) Electric and Fairmount Parks' popularity and 2) in 1909 the city doubled in size to 50 or so square miles and land was growing in value.
	www.oldfairmountpark.com /1907.html (1378 words)

	Seattle Parks and Recreation: Fairmount Park
		Fairmount is a short roadside ravine leading beneath the Admiral Way Bridge.
		Before the settlers arrived, Fairmount Park was a favorite Indian campsite during the berry-picking season.
		It was part of an immense ravine, which in 1907 was named Fairmount Gulch after a 4,000 acre model park in Philadelphia.
	www.cityofseattle.net /parks/parkspaces/fairmountpark.htm (119 words)

	Neighborhood Planning - The City of Norfolk, VA
		Fairmount Park is a solid working class neighborhood with modest homes and tree lined streets.
		One of the most culturally and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the City of Norfolk, Fairmount Park is a neighborhood on the verge of revitalization.
		The Fairmount Park Neighborhood will be a safe, aesthetically appealing, fiscally viable, family-oriented community with excellent educational, social, recreational, and cultural opportunities fostering a strong and diverse residential and business community, with concern for ecological stewardship and cooperation with other city bodies and agencies.
	www.norfolk.gov /Planning/comehome/Fairmount_Park.asp (462 words)

	Great Park Places: Fairmount Park \| Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
		Fairmount Park in historic Philadelphia is unlike any other in the world due to its diversity, history, and sheer vastness.
		Fairmount Park was home to the Centennial Exposition of 1876, gave inspiration to great minds such as Benjamin Franklin, William Penn and painter Thomas Eakins, and still provides a means of escape from busy city life to thousands of residents and visitors each year.
		The park is clean for the most part, well lit and busy along the river, but not overly crowded.
	www.pps.org /parks_plazas_squares/greatplaces/one?public_place_id=46 (608 words)

	Fairmount Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Depending upon the criteria, Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest municipal public park in the world at over 9,100 acres (37 km²).
		The park grew out of the Lemon Hill estate of Henry Pratt and was dedicated to the public by the City Council by government ordinance on September 15, 1855.
		Not surprisingly, the park’s initial purpose was to “protect and improve the purity of the Schuylkill water supply.” As a secondary motive, the City Council responded to the romantic vogue of naturally landscaped public parks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairmount_Park (532 words)

	Park Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		To ensure park reform is done correctly, two task forces have been formed to help determine how to improve the operations, governance, leadership and accountability of Fairmount Park.
		The Fairmount Parks Commission is spearheading one of these groups while the Philadelphia Parks Alliance, in association with the Pennsylvania Horticulture Association, is leading the other.
		Fairmount Park is the city’s crown jewel enjoyed by virtually all Philadelphians and millions of city visitors each year.
	www.seventy.org /reform/park/index.html (518 words)

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		Beginning with the acquisition of the five acres at Fairmount for the Waterworks and reservoir, now the site of the Art Museum, the Park was gradually extended by the purchase, first of Lemon hill and Sedgley in 1856, and then by the addition of about 220 acres at Lansdowne and George's Hill in the 1860's.
		Not the least of the original attractions of the little park that surrounded the Philadelphia Waterworks was William Rush's Nymph and Bittern Fountain (now cast in bronze and removed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, nearby).
		Through the generosity of the Fairmount Park [Art] Association and other private groups and individuals, works of sculpture have continued to add appreciably to the interest and beauty of the expanded park.
	uchs.net /HistoricDistricts/fairmountpark.html (829 words)

	Prospect Recreation & Park District, Colorado
		With a 60-car capacity paved parking lot and a handicapped-accessible restroom facility, this is the District's largest park.
		This park includes a regulation soccer field, a basketball goal, a horseshoe pit, and a recently enlarged riding arena for equestrians.
		Park is just past large blue building on the east side of Quaker St.
	www.prospectdistrict.org /parks/fairmount.php (183 words)

	ANDROPOGON - Fairmount Park - 2
		Tacony Creek Park is confined to a relatively narrow corridor along Tacony Creek in the middle of a densely developed section of the city.
		Because the park is small, consisting of only 294 acres, the impact of urban development on the natural lands has been significant.
		The key objective in Tacony Creek Park is to restore the park to legitimate users and to foster responsible use.
	www.andropogon.com /park/fairmount2.htm (184 words)

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		Fairmount Park was officially founded in 1855 when the Lemon Hill estate was dedicated as a public park and renamed Fairmount Park.
		Unlike New York City's Central Park with its man-made landscapes, Fairmount Park evolved through the absorption of older estates, their tree groves and open meadowland without significant alterations.
		Fairmount Park is owned by the City of Philadelphia.
	www.schuylkillriver.org /Detail.aspx?id=246 (366 words)

	Philadelphia Hotels: Fairmount Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fairmount Park has many hotels located within 5 miles.
		All of these parks make up Philadelphia's 9,200 acre citywide park system, known as Fairmount Park.
		While very few of us see the entire park in all its splendor, most of us have some part that we call our own.
	www.roomrate.com /philadelphia/attractions/FairmountPark.asp (212 words)

	Fairmount Park
		As our Park is so far-reaching, every Philadelphia resident must go no more than one mile to experience it.
		Fairmount Park Commission Executive Director Mark Focht announced today that weekend recreational closings of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
		Both Kelly and M.L. King Drives along the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park are occasionally closed to vehicular traffic for special events.
	www.fairmountpark.org /RecreationMain.asp (264 words)

	Fairmount Park Commission
		The mission of the Fairmount Park Commission is to preserve and protect its open space; provide opportunities for recreation; and maintain the landscapes and structures, streams and woodlands that exist within its 8,700 acres.
		The Fairmount Park Commission was established by an Act of Assembly of 26 March 1867 which provided that the Board of Commissioners be composed of the Mayor, Presidents of Select and Common Councils, and two city engineers ex-officio, and of ten unpaid court-appointed citizens.
		In April 1951, the Fairmount Park Commission was incorporated as a part of the Philadelphia City government with the adoption of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and designated a departmental commission of the Department of Recreation.
	www.phila.gov /phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/agencies/A149.htm (636 words)

	Fairmount Park
		The Board of Judges of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas is holding an open application process for the election of Fairmount Park Commissioners from Monday, December 18, 2006 through January 26, 2007.
		Fairmount Park salutes the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross, UPS, and the Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company.
		For up to date information on current projects and initatives that are happening in Fairmount Park, please click here.
	www.fairmountpark.org (140 words)

	City of Salem - Fairmount Park
		A portion of this 17.3 acre park is used as a reservoir and includes some undeveloped areas.
		This park also has a wading pool (opened seasonally) that is ideal for those hot summer days.
		In 1955, upon the request of City Park Superintendent Walter Wirth, the Utilities Department agreed to the use of its Fairmount Hill Reservoir property as a neighborhood park.
	www.cityofsalem.net /departments/parks/fairmount_park.htm (162 words)

	Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center™ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fly a helicopter simulation from the Delaware Bay to the headwaters of the Schuylkill River.
		The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center celebrated the shad, took a census of its population, studied its role in the history of Philadelphia and enjoyed shad snacks during four days in April.
		In September, 1999, a huge tree trunk, swept downstream by the fierce winds and raging waters of Hurricane Floyd, tore the fisherman from his rocky perch and deposited him in the river...
	www.fairmountwaterworks.org (578 words)

	amw.com \| Unknown Fairmount Park Rapist/Murderer - Fugitive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Her body was found face down over a log in a shallow grave deep within the park near the 3500 block of Conshohocken Avenue.
		Toward the end of her usual six-mile jog, Lisa was attacked from behind and held at knife-point in a secluded portion of the park on Oct. 25, 2003.
		Cops say that was the last time the Fairmount Park Rapist attacked, and after his battle with Lisa, they say he seemed to disappear without a trace.
	www.amw.com /fugitives/case.cfm?id=28718 (684 words)

	Philadelphia Museum of Art - Visit the Museum : Visitor Information : Fairmount Park Houses
		Within Philadelphia’s extensive Fairmount Park stands a group of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century historic houses, established during the period by prominent families of the city as rural retreats.
		The early establishment of what is now Fairmount Park evolved from the concern to preserve the purity of the Schuylkill River, the source of the city’s water supply, and to provide the city dweller with recreational park lands.
		Perfectly illustrating the styles, furnishings, and domestic lives of the time, the Fairmount Park historic houses are preserved and maintained today by a number of private and civic organizations and provide the visitor with a unique glimpse into Philadelphia’s rich cultural history.
	www.philamuseum.org /visit/12-20-35.html (344 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 09/15/2006 \| A day to celebrate Fairmount Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Opt for the outdoors Saturday as anglers clutch their rods and runners work their Reeboks along the banks of the Schuylkill for Park Fest 2006, a fresh collaboration of three recreational events designed to increase the visibility of the Fairmount Park system and its initiatives.
		Drive to the Fairmount Water Works, which will be the venue for Coast Day - an event where children can become friends with horseshoe crabs, dine on grilled oysters, participate in the "Wonders of Water Challenge," and learn how natural water resources and technology coexist.
		Saturday at the East Park Canoe House, Kelly Drive; Schuylkill River Park beneath the Walnut Street Bridge; or beneath the Falls Bridge in East Falls.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/entertainment/weekend/15520993.htm (555 words)

	Fairmount Park
		The City of Philadelphia and Fairmount Park are completing an 18 month comprehensive study to formulate a plan for the future needs of the Fairmount Park system.
		The purpose of this plan was to gather significant input from citizens and stakeholders to form the vision for the park system.
		The result of this planning process is a strategic plan that will serve as a road map for the Fairmount Park system with intensive implementation efforts for the first five years and continued implementation through the following five years.
	fairmountpark.c-b.com (126 words)

	Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Fairmount Civic Association has been supporting tree planting in Fairmount for the past 30 years or more.
		The application is to be sent to either of the Fairmount Tree Tenders, Barbara Epstein or Roland Reed, at the addresses shown on the application.
		… Allow an arborist from the Fairmount Park Commission inspect your street and determine whether it is an appropriate and safe location for a tree(s) to be planted.
	www.fairmountcivicassociation.org /activity.htm (601 words)

	Man Questioned In Fairmount Park Rapes - Local News
		A man in Puerto Rico is being questioned in the Fairmount Rapist case and in the murder of medical student Rebecca Park.
		Rebecca Park was raped and strangled while jogging in Fairmount Park on July 13, 2003.
		After Park's death, another woman was attacked in the park in October 2003 in a similar fashion, but she fought off her attacker.
	www.nbc10.com /news/3374575/detail.html (539 words)

	Seattle Parks and Recreation: Fairmount Playfield
		Fairmount Playfield is next to Fairmount Park Elementary School.
		The shelter house is decorated with a Native American mural painted by local teens.
		Fairmount Playfield has been designated a "Pesticide Free Park".
	www.ci.seattle.wa.us /parks/parkspaces/fairmountplayfield.htm (60 words)

	Fairmount Park Pictures
		All the pictures below are from Fairmount Park, near the Art Musuem, Boathouse Row and in the Lincoln Parking Area.
		View the panoramic shot of Fairmount Park from the gazebo behind the Art Museum.
		Hiking along the local trails from the Lincoln Parking area, the Wissahickon River.
	www.worldfromtheweb.com /Parks/Philadelphia/Fairmount.html (303 words)

	Fairmount Park North
		The north end of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park is a great place to watch trains.
		There is a parking lot, pavillion, and picnic tables just to the south of the underpass under the Falls Railroad Bridges.
		Park your car in the lot at the pavilion and walk up the dirt road to the tracks.
	fp.users.fast.net /jprock/fairnor.htm (938 words)

	Philadelphia Cares About Fairmount Park Day - Home
		Philadelphia Cares, in partnership with the Fairmount Park Commission, invites you to beautify your favorite city park.
		Fairmount Park is one of the world’s largest urban park systems, covering over 8,900 acres.
		Whether an individual or a group, your hands can sow the seeds of love for Fairmount Park and preserve it for generations to come.
	www.kintera.org /faf/home/default.asp?ievent=45332 (113 words)

	Fairmount Park, Philadelphia - Reviews of Fairmount Park - IgoUgo
		The largest city park in the world, Fairmount Park weaves and nestles itself all over the city.
		Which part of the park you'd like to visit depends on where you are and what type of surroundings you'd like to have.
		Pennypack Park, part of Fairmount and located in the Northeast section of the city, has paved and unpaved paths winding through trees, Pennypack creek and waterfalls.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/JournalEntryActivity.aspx?entryID=8070 (438 words)

	The Neighborhood of Fairmount, Philadelphia's Art Museum Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fairmount is a neighborhood in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania situated just Northwest of Center City.
		Named for the hill upon which the Philadelphia Museum of Art stands, Fairmount is just north of the museum.
		It borders the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philly's version of the Champs Elysées and Fairmount Park, the largest urban park in the world.
	www.fairmountonline.com (233 words)

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