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Dankwardt Park

Coordinates: 40°46′56″N 91°06′27″W / 40.7822297°N 91.1075699°W / 40.7822297; -91.1075699
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Dankwardt Park
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LocationBurlington, Iowa
Coordinates40°46′56″N 91°06′27″W / 40.7822297°N 91.1075699°W / 40.7822297; -91.1075699
Area72 acres
Created1937 (1937)
Operated byCity of Burlington Parks and Recreation Department
StatusAlways open

Dankwardt Park is a 72 acres (29 ha) municipal park in the southeast section of Burlington, Iowa.[1] It is located adjacent to Crapo Park and is bordered by Shoquoquon Drive, and by South Main Street and Madison Avenue. The park was established in 1937 on land donated to the city by Lydia Dankwardt as a memorial to her family.[2] Dankwardt Park host numerous recreational opportunities, including a disc golf course,[3] a swimming pool and tennis courts.

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  • "Parks and Recreation Department". City of Burlington. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

References

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  1. ^ Project (Iowa), Federal Writers' (1939). A Guide to Burlington, Iowa. Acres-Blackmar Company.
  2. ^ "Burlington Parks & Gardens". worldweb.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "dankwardt park". PDGA. Retrieved October 19, 2013.