Dear Lincoln Residents --
You are invited!
The summer of 2022 marks the 50th year that volunteers from the Lincoln
Garden Club have maintained our Town's lovely Station Park.
Come celebrate with us at the
*Station Park Open House*
*Saturday, September 17th **
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*10:00 am to 12:00 pm*
*Location: Station Park -- at the intersection of Lincoln Road and
Ridge Road, just across Lincoln Road from The Mall at Lincoln Station.**
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*Light refreshments will be served, and the Farmers' Market will be open
just across the street with produce, flowers, and crafts.*
_History of Station Park_
In 1972, Station Park was just a rutted dirt parking lot for the stores
nearby. The Lincoln Garden Club had been beautifying the Town since
the Club's inception in 1928, and the members were asked to turn the
parking lot into a park for the enjoyment of all. A garden and path
design was done by LGC volunteers who installed trees and benches, and
from their own gardens, donated flowers and shrubs for the park's flower
beds. Included among park projects over five decades, the volunteers
worked with the Native Plant Trust of Framingham to design and plant a
large bed of native flowers and shrubs in 2015. A water fountain was
installed by the Club in 2016. In 2017 and again in 2019, the trees of
Station Park were featured in a town-wide tour of Lincoln's iconic trees.
LGC volunteers partner with the Lincoln Dept. of Public Works and the
Dept. of Parks and Recreation to maintain the park's infrastructure and
its lawns. We are grateful to their hard-working and helpful staff.
/History Note: /Did you know that shortly after World War I, local
philanthropist Helen Storrow arranged to place a Lincoln Girl Scout
headquarters on the lot where the park is now? Mrs. Storrow paid to
have a former US Army building moved to the spot. The building had been
on Boston Common and was used by troops before they shipped out to the
war in Europe. At the open house, we will have a leaflet to tell you
this and other interesting facts from the history of the park and its
location before 1972.
Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!
THE STATION PARK VOLUNTEERS
LINCOLN GARDEN CLUB
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