{"id":368,"date":"2020-03-06T19:21:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edmondhistory.b40wp.com\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=368"},"modified":"2020-06-24T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:54:30","slug":"monkey-bars-walking-trails-over-100-years-of-edmond-parks","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/exhibit\/monkey-bars-walking-trails-over-100-years-of-edmond-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey Bars &#038; Walking Trails: Over 100 Years of Edmond Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-image-e1519754313852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" width=\"153\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-image-e1519754313852.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-image-e1519754313852-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-image-e1519754313852-222x400.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBig, little, old and young are urged to visit the park for rest, recreation or work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmond Sun, May 5, 1921<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creation and development of Edmond\u2019s parks required the vision of the town founders along with the dedication of individuals and citizen groups alike. A park was a prominent feature in the earliest maps of Edmond, denoting the importance of a public gathering place to the town founders. Dedicated residents held benefits and planted trees to beautify \u201cthe park\u201d and it was a rare event that didn\u2019t include speeches at the park as part of the festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still a focal point for public gatherings, the Edmond park system currently includes thirty-two parks and sports facilities many connected with a series of trails that will continue to grow throughout the city.&nbsp; This variety of public spaces still requires the collaboration of citizen groups and city staff creating programs, providing improvements, and maintaining the natural spaces that encourage residents to \u201cvisit the park.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p><em>This program is funded in part by Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the exhibition do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Oklahoma-Humanities-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" width=\"76\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Oklahoma-Humanities-logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Oklahoma-Humanities-logo-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Oklahoma-Humanities-logo-479x400.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/edmondhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/neh_at_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":371,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit\/368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exhibit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exhibit"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edmondhistory.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}