Wickham Park
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Wickham Park is a nonprofit, private foundation in Manchester
and a small part of East Hartford
, Connecticut
. The park contains 250 acres (1 km²) of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas and sports facilities, among other attractions.
were the designers for the original park layout.
Wickham was an industrialist who invented the window envelope, used in mailing and business. He managed a successful envelope business with his father, Horace John Wickham. http://www.wickhampark.org/history.html He also established the Wickham Memorial Library in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Bank of America
finances both the operation and maintenance of the park through a trust established by the Wickham estate.
With the 2006 changes, the best high school runners in Connecticut completed the course just under 16 minutes. In previous years the winning times were usually 15:25 or less. This increase of about 30–40 seconds is mostly due to a large change in the course after the one-mile (1.6 km) mark, when the course turns onto a wood-chip trail that leads runners downhill around the finish line of the course instead of taking a road down past (in front of) the finish.
Cross Country Race Series, which has been an annual event at Wickham Park since 1991. The series consists of 5 race days in the months of July and August and includes a one-mile children's race and a 2.6 mile open race.
Manchester, Connecticut
Manchester is a township and city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 58,241.- History :...
and a small part of East Hartford
East Hartford, Connecticut
East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. The park contains 250 acres (1 km²) of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas and sports facilities, among other attractions.
History
130 acre (0.5260918 km²) of the park was a gift from Clarence Horace Wickham. Another 67 acres (271,139.6 m²) were given by Myrtle Williams in 1967, who owned land adjacent to the original property. http://www.wickhampark.org/history.html Olmstead Associates of Brookline, MassachusettsBrookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
were the designers for the original park layout.
Wickham was an industrialist who invented the window envelope, used in mailing and business. He managed a successful envelope business with his father, Horace John Wickham. http://www.wickhampark.org/history.html He also established the Wickham Memorial Library in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
finances both the operation and maintenance of the park through a trust established by the Wickham estate.
High School Cross Country
Wickham Park hosts the Connecticut State Class Championships, the State Open Championships, and The Wickham Invitational Race every year. In 2006 the course was changed to make the course more of a cross country course and less of a road course. The 5k (3.1 mi.) course at Wickham Park is famous for "The Green Monster" which is the course's most difficult hill located about 1.5-1.75 miles into the race. The finish of the course is slightly uphill.With the 2006 changes, the best high school runners in Connecticut completed the course just under 16 minutes. In previous years the winning times were usually 15:25 or less. This increase of about 30–40 seconds is mostly due to a large change in the course after the one-mile (1.6 km) mark, when the course turns onto a wood-chip trail that leads runners downhill around the finish line of the course instead of taking a road down past (in front of) the finish.
Summer Grand Prix Series
The Manchester-based Silk City Striders running club hosts the Summer Grand PrixCross Country Race Series, which has been an annual event at Wickham Park since 1991. The series consists of 5 race days in the months of July and August and includes a one-mile children's race and a 2.6 mile open race.