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Do not fill this in! ====Parks==== {{See also|List of parks in Indianapolis}} [[File:"The Ruins" at Holliday Park, Indianapolis, Indiana.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Ruins at Holliday Park]] The city of Indianapolis maintains 212 public parks, totaling {{convert|11258|acre|ha}} or about 5.1% of the city's land area.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Parks and Greenspaces |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Hale |first1=Michelle |last2=Fischer |first2=Jessica |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/parks-and-greenspaces/ |access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tpl.org/sites/default/files/files_upload/CityParkFacts_2017.4_7_17.FIN_.LO_.pdf |title=2017 City park facts |publisher=The Trust for Public Land |page=11 |access-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113034104/https://www.tpl.org/sites/default/files/files_upload/CityParkFacts_2017.4_7_17.FIN_.LO_.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Eagle Creek Park]], Indianapolis's largest and most visited park, ranks among the [[List of urban parks by size|largest municipal parks]] in the U.S., covering {{convert|4766|acre|ha}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eason |first=Brian |date=June 18, 2016 |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/18/indys-struggling-parks-we-have-work-do/85495128/ |title=Indy's struggling parks: 'We have work to do' |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> [[Garfield Park (Indianapolis)|Garfield Park]], the city's first municipal park, opened in 1876 as Southern Park.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |page=608 |isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |page=1008 |isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> In the early 20th century, the city enlisted landscape architect [[George Kessler]] to conceive a framework for Indianapolis's modern parks system.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |page=867 |isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> Kessler's 1909 [[Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System|Indianapolis Park and Boulevard Plan]] linked notable parks, such as [[Brookside Park (Indianapolis)|Brookside]], [[Irvington Historic District (Indianapolis, Indiana)#Parks|Ellenberger]], Garfield, and [[Riverside Park (Indianapolis)|Riverside]], with a system of parkways following the city's waterways.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Bodenhamer |editor1-first=David J. |editor2-last=Barrows |editor2-first=Robert G. |title=The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1994 |location=Bloomington and Indianapolis |pages=868β869 |isbn=0-253-31222-1}}</ref> The system's {{convert|3474|acres}} were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System |url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/03000149 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> Marion County is also home to parks managed by the State of Indiana, including [[Fort Harrison State Park]] and [[White River State Park]]. Established in 1996, Fort Harrison State Park covers {{convert|1744|acre|ha}} that are overseen by the [[Indiana Department of Natural Resources]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/files/ftharrison_trail.pdf |title=Fort Harrison State Park |publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources |date=December 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> Since 1979, White River has been owned and operated by the White River State Park Development Commission, a quasi-governmental agency.<ref>{{cite web |title=White River State Park Development Commission |url=http://www.downtownindy.org/member-profile/white-river-state-park-development-commission/ |publisher=Downtown Indy Inc. |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> White River's {{convert|250|acre|ha}} are home to several attractions, including the [[Indianapolis Zoo]] and [[White River Gardens]]. Two [[land trust]]s are active in the city managing several sites for [[nature conservation]] throughout the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://conservingindiana.org/preserves/ |title=Preserves |date=August 21, 2019 |publisher=Central Indiana Land Trust |access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Haley |date=November 10, 2020 |url=https://youarecurrent.com/2020/11/10/preserving-property-mud-creek-conservancy-halfway-to-fundraising-goal-to-purchase-land-for-sargent-road-nature-park/ |title=Preserving property: Mud Creek Conservancy halfway to fundraising goal to purchase land for Sargent Road Nature Park |newspaper=Current |publisher=Current Publishing |access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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