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Board authorized Brunswick schools to participate

in April 1930.

railroad, other public facilities include tennis and basketball courts, and a baseball area, all on the site of the "old football field."

S - Dutch Burns - Bd. Ed. Minutes

MEMORIAL PARK is located in the middle of "A" Street between First and Second Avenues. A World War II tank, dedicated August 31, 1946, sits in the center. It replaced a large WW I cannon which had long occupied the same spot before being scrapped in the World War II effort. Several veterans and fraternal organizations participate in memorial activities here.

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DEED TO "BRUNSWICK PARK" The deed for the Brunswick Park was made May 22, 1895 (JLJ 11/129), by the Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore City, duly incorporated under state laws. The Baltimore corporation owned the land, certain streets, ways, and alleys, as well as a park which was laid out within corporate limits. This deed transferred said streets, etc., and the park to the mayor and council and its successors. The subdivision referred to had been surveyed July 24, 1890. The city, by accepting this deed agreed to maintain perpetually the water pipes already laid in the park and to replace the pipes as that became necessary. The parcel granted was between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue as laid out on the plat. It was to be known as "Brunswick Park," for a public park and no other purpose whatsoever. The mayor and council were to have the right at such time as it should determine, to open and extend "A" Street from the west side of First A venue westerly to the County road, the street to be fifty feet in width. If the park were not used and maintained by the city as a public park, the land would revert to the party of the first part, its successors, and assigns. Brunswick appointed Glen Worthington as attorney. The deed was signed by John T. Martin, mayor. This was attested by G. H. Hogan, clerk.

KIM WEDDLE PARK is located on the west side of North Maple Avenue between "J" Street and West Orndorff Drive. It has a basketball court, a fully-equipped playground for children, and an area with gymnastic exercise equipment. WENNER PARK is an equipped children's playground situated on the west side of Peach Orchard Lane between "J" Street and West Orndorff Drive. SECOND A VENUE AND SOUDER ROAD has a paved basketball area, swings, slides, tables and an open field play area for such games as soccer and other activities. MARVIN YOUNKINS LITTLE LEAGUE PARK and JAMES MAIN SLO-PITCH FIELD, located sideby-side south of Cummings Drive east of Ninth Avenue, offer full playing and support facilities for Little League Baseball, as well as local softball activities. BRUNSWICK SWIMMING POOL is in the same area. All three of these facilities are on property that once was adjacent to or a part of the former Scheer Stadium, now the site of Brunswick High and Middle Schools and their attendant athletic fields.

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RAILROAD VIEW PARK, located on the site of the old YMCA between East Potomac Street and the railroad, is equipped with tables and benches for "watching the railroad."

PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS

BRUNSWICK BOAT RAMP lies between the Towpath and the Potomac River, directly beneath the Route 17 bridge. Facilities arc available for fishing, picnics, parking, as well as access to the river.

BRUNSWICK CITY PARK, the subject of the preceding article, has seen just about every type of activity in its lifetime. Located at East Potomac Street and Gum Spring Road, the park's pavilion has been used for dances, picnics, family reunions, and public meetings of every sort. The adjoining grounds have picnic tables, plus swings, slides, rides and climbing bars for the youngsters. Directly across Potomac Street, adjacent to the

BRUNSWICK CAMP GROUND is located one mile east of the Canal bridge via the Towpath. Hook-ups are available for camper vehicles, with

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