MO-Cosmo-Bethel+Park


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=Cosmo-Bethel Park= 4500 Bethel Street Columbia, Missouri 65203 Cosmo-Bethel Park Website Cosmo-Bethel Park Map

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Cosmo-Bethel Park
Coordinates: 38.9016207, -92.3424053 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Cosmo-Bethel Park
Columbia acquired the 40-acre tract in 1971 with monies from the Public Improvement Fund and a matching federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant. The property is adjacent to Rock Bridge Senior High School and was originally called South City Park. In 1975, the City received another LWCF matching grant to begin development of the park. Initial development, including an 8-acre lake, restrooms, picnic shelters, and parking lot, was completed in 1979 and the park was named Bethel Park.

In 1984, Columbia Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club agreed to donate up to $15,000 per year for five years to develop a playground and other needed improvements. In honor of the Cosmo Club's contribution, the City renamed the park as Cosmo-Bethel Park. In the early fall of 1984, the first large piece of play equipment was installed. In the following years, more equipment and improvements were added including wood deck and sandbox, concrete walkways, gazebo, benches, slides and net climber. Volunteers from the Cosmo Club assisted in erecting the playground and planted hundreds of trees in the park. From Cosmo-Bethel Park Website

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