Residents of the City of Plymouth and surrounding areas are invited to a public dedication ceremony on Saturday morning to unveil signs near the Randolph Drive north entrance of Centennial Park. The signs will honor former Mayor Charles O. Glaub’s effort to expand Centennial Park to part of what it is today.
According to information submitted by Randy Danielson as a prelude to this ceremony, the expansion of Centennial Park to an additional 78 acres was completed in 1973 and was the dream of the 27th Mayor of Plymouth, Charles O. Glaub, for a better park system. The addition included the installation of new electric, water and sewer lines throughout the old and new park, a covered bridge (named after then-City Engineer Arthur Thomson) connecting the two sectors, new ball diamonds, soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, and pavilions for picnics, shuffleboard, walking trails, and a dog park.
Danielson also noted that the estimated cost for the entire project reached $418,000 in 1970. Federal funds were obtained from the Division of Outdoor Recreation, a program administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The city council agreed to purchase the land for $52,000.
Join the Plymouth Parks and Recreation Board and its president, Dave Morrow, Mayor Mark Senter, and other city officials this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Randolph Drive entrance to the park as signs announcing the entrance of The Charles O. Glaub Addition to Centennial Park are unveiled.
