Akron Falls Park is a park in the
Village of Akron and
Town of Newstead,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
.
[ A major feature of the park is a scenic waterfall on Murder Creek,][ The park is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, and is free and open year-round.]
History
The park's core was originally managed by the Village of Akron in the early 1930s. In 1933, approximately 90 workers from the Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was a short-lived job creation program established by the New Deal during the Great Depression in the United States to rapidly create mostly manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. The jobs were ...
labored to improve the park. The park was transferred to Erie County in 1947, making it one of the county's oldest parks. In the years that followed, the county purchased adjacent property, which would eventually house the park's picnic shelters and ice skating facilities.[
]
Park facilities
The park has facilities for soccer, baseball, softball and tennis. Several shelters are located within the park and may be reserved for events and gatherings. Trails for hiking and bicycling are found throughout the property. During the winter, the park features ice skating facilities, a sledding hill and cross-country skiing trails.
References
External links
Map of Akron Falls Park
Akron Falls description at NYFalls.com
Parks in Erie County, New York
Landforms of Erie County, New York
Waterfalls of New York (state)
{{ErieCountyNY-geo-stub