Memorial Park (Columbus)

Memorial Park is located in the south-suburban-Columbus, Ohio, village of Obetz and stretches between the Obetz Government Center and the Street department building, which is at the western end of Orchard Lane. The Obetz Athletic Club is located in Memorial Park. Memorial Park is also home to the village's annual Zucchinifest.[1]

Memorial Park
Full nameMemorial Park
LocationObetz, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates39°53′03″N 82°56′13″W
Tenants
Columbus Crew SC (MLS)
Ohio Aviators (PRO Rugby) (2016)

With a total area of 80 acres, Memorial Park is the largest of Obetz' parks. Memorial has two basketball courts, three soccer fields, a baseball complex, two concession stands, a children's play area with playground equipment and benches, several paved parking areas, and a one-acre fishing pond stocked with Largemouth bass, Bluegill, and Channel catfish. Paved paths run through the park, and dirt nature trails are located in the wooded area around the EAS Training Center.[2]

EAS Training Center

Long the training facility for the Columbus Crew SC soccer team,[3] EAS Training Center was announced, in February 2016, as the home ground for PRO Rugby team the Ohio Aviators.[4]

gollark: You could just cook food.
gollark: You cannot operate anticorruption arbitrarily well, and would probably just push marketing into deniable stuff like social media "influencers".
gollark: Hahahahahahano.
gollark: They have low margins on the products but charge a monthly subscription fee for access.
gollark: Costco is quite a cool model in general.

References

  1. "Obetz Zucchini Festival", Ohio Traveler, April 3, 2016.
  2. "Parks", Obetz, April 3, 2016.
  3. "Pro Rugby Team for Ohio", Goff Rugby Report, February 9, 2016.
  4. "Professional rugby team to begin play in Obetz in April", Columbus Dispatch, February 10, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.