By ASHLEY FOWLER
WISH-TV | wishtv.com
Zionsville Parks and Recreation has launched the Love for Lincoln campaign to preserve and renovate Lincoln Park, a site where President-elect Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in 1861.
The campaign aims to raise funds for renovations including a larger gazebo, improved walkways and lighting, new landscaping, a fountain, and expanded seating – all while maintaining the park’s historical features.
Lincoln Park, originally known as Depot Park, has been a central part of Zionsville’s history for nearly a century. It gained historical significance after President Lincoln’s speech and has grown with the town, from a bandstand added in the 1960s to a well-loved wooden gazebo built in the 1980s.
Throughout the summer, parks staff will attend select Monday evening Village Residents’ Association events at Lincoln Park and Farmers Markets to showcase the redesign and engage with the community.
The campaign’s signature event, Pull-a-Brick Volunteer Day, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers will help remove bricks from the current pathways and take home one as a keepsake, with additional bricks available for a $5 donation. Residents can purchase new engraved bricks for $150, to be featured in the new gazebo floor and path, with proceeds supporting future park enhancements.
After the Fall Festival, the existing gazebo will be dismantled, and pieces will be available for a $25 donation. A limited number of decorative corbels can be reserved for $200 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Residents are encouraged to participate in the Love for Lincoln campaign to help preserve the park’s legacy and contribute to its future enhancements. For more information, visit zionsville-in.gov/Love-for-Lincoln.
“Lincoln Park is sacred ground, and the gazebo marking the spot of Abraham Lincoln’s stop in town is the park’s most iconic feature,” Mayor John Stehr said in a release. “I think people will love having a piece of it to cement their memories in the center of Zionsville.”
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This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/local-news/zionsville-parks-love-for-lincoln.
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