Liberty Park
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Aerial view of Liberty Park
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Created | 1882 |
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Liberty Park
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| Coordinates | 40°44′44″N 111°52′26″W / 40.74556°N 111.87389°WCoordinates: 40°44′44″N 111°52′26″W / 40.74556°N 111.87389°W |
| Area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| Architect | Don Carlos Young |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003926 |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1980 |
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Isaac Chase Mill
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| Location | Liberty Park, 6th East, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°44′36″N 111°52′25″W / 40.74333°N 111.87361°W |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architect | Weeks,William |
| Part of | The Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park (#80003926) |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000627 |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1970 |
Open all year
Liberty Park is a popular public urban park in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the city's second-largest public park, at 80 acres (32 ha), being surpassed only by Sugarhouse Park which has 110.5 acres (44.7 ha). The park features a pond with two islands, and is also the location of Tracy Aviary. The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and it includes the Isaac Chase Mill, which is also NRHP-listed.
Public facilities include playgrounds, restrooms, bowery, concession stand, children's play areas, picnic areas, large grassy areas, horseshoe pits, a swimming pool, basketball courts, volleyball courts, tennis courts, bocce ball courts, a 1.5-mile jogging path, seasonal amusement rides and a greenhouse. Other seasonal activities and public facilities include paddle boats, recreational games, and festivals. It is a popular jogging, rollerblading and cycling location.
Liberty Park is the site of Salt Lake City's Pioneer Day fireworks display on the 24th of July.
Large crowds gather in the park on Sundays during the spring, summer, and early fall for drum circles that last all day. An assortment of people, pets (primarily dogs), musical instruments and dance styles merge every Sunday at the park.
A sculpture/fountain models the Jordan River and its canyon tributaries. In the summertime children can play in the water fountain.
The entire 110 acres (45 ha) of the park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as Liberty Park.
It was established in 1881 upon purchase from the estate of Brigham Young. It is significant as "Utah's best example of the 'central park'", following example of New York City's Central Park in the general reform movement that represented.
Several historic buildings and markers are located throughout the park.
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