Hudson (Ohio) Park Board records

Collection

Identifier: MS P21

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection includes board minutes, financial records, correspondence, maps and sketches, property records, board resolutions, lists of projects to undertake, news clippings, regulations and standards for park use, and a series of journal entries called The Acres.

Dates

Creation: 1935-1978 and undated

Creator

Hudson (Ohio). Park Board (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Restrictions on Use

The collection is open for research use.

History of Biography or History

In 1959, William Delbert Shilts, an executive for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, donated a parcel of land to the city of Hudson to establish a wildlife park. A park board was proposed to oversee the process with three members: J. Warner Clark, F.H. (Bill) Wood, and Edgar Limp. In the November election, the issue to create a Park Board officially passed. In June, 1961, Hudson's first park "Wildlife Woods" was established. The parks system grew as the board acquired more real estate through levies and donations (of funds and land), eventually owning over 1,000 acres of land. Currently, the Park Board consists of five to seven members appointed by Hudson City Council. For more information about the Hudson Park Board and the history of Hudson Parks: City of Hudson website Friends of the Hudson Parks website North Summit Times, July 2, 1965, p.1 Hudson Hub, June 21, 1989, p.27