Weequahic Park

Weequahic Lake

Weequahic Park is a park located in the south ward of Newark, New Jersey. Designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, Weequahic Park has the largest lake in Essex County. The park opened on what had been the Waverly Fairgrounds. The word "Weequahic" is from the Lenni-Lenape Native American term for "head of the cove".^[1]

The East Coast Greenway runs through the park.^[2] West of Weequahic Park is Weequahic, a middle-class residential neighborhood. East of Weequahic Park is Dayton and Newark Liberty International Airport.

References

↑ County of Essex: Weequahic Park, accessed September 21, 2006
↑ East Coast Greenway New Jersey Committee

External links

http://www.weequahicpark.com
http://www.newarkhistory.com/weequahicpark.html Newark history: Weequahic Park
County of Essex: Weequahic Park
Video from East Coast Greenway about Weequahic Park

Coordinates: 40°42′07″N 74°12′11″W / 40.702°N 74.203°W / 40.702; -74.203

Essex County Park System

Parks	Anderson Park Becker Park Belleville Park Branch Brook Park Brookdale Park Glenfield Park Grover Cleveland Park Independence Park lrvington Park lvy Hill Park Kip's Castle Park Orange Park Riverbank Park Vailsburg Park Verona Park Watsessing Park Weequahic Park West Side Park Yanticaw Park

Reservations	Eagle Rock Reservation Hilltop Reservation Mills Reservation South Mountain Reservation West Essex Park

Other facilities	Francis A. Byrne Golf Course Hendricks Field Golf Course Riker Hill Complex South Mountain Recreation Complex Weequahic Golf Course West Essex Trail

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