Couch Park, East 12th Avenue and East Alcott Avenue, Stillwater

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Couch Park sits just northwest of the birthplace of Stillwater. The site has been an important public gathering place since William L. Couch established a "Boomer colony" there in Stillwater residents have enjoyed the park over the last 80 years as it has grown and evolved. Description: Couch park consists of two parts bisected by East Avenue: the 70-acre south portion and the 60-acre north portion also known as Hoyt Grove. The park is located south of East 6th Avenue and east of North Perkins Road on the corner of East Avenue and East Alcott Street. The park is designed in a naturalistic style and contains a wide variety of trees such as, birch, pine, oak, and elm. There are two rentable pavilions on site, each with seating, trash cans, and water fountains.

The pavilions and parking lots are connected by a circular road and meandering loop walking path. The large old trees shade the park under a tall canopy and create an excellent sense of place. This park has an all e of trees along the entrance road on South Ransom Drive. History: Couch Park is located northwest of the Boomer colony William L. Couch established in That settlement evolved into the City of Stillwater, and the park is named after its founder. The park quickly became a public gathering place, and in the a temporary Civilian Conservation Corps camp was set up there. The northwest, west, and north portions of Couch Park were developed over time into recreational spaces for Stillwater High School and the public.

The city received a Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant to build the public swimming pool in the A football field was built in the Four tennis courts, two baseball fields, a softball field, and a playground were funded by a Land and Water Conservation grant in

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Eve Morgan, City of Stillwater Park Planner. Interviewed April Dr. Lowell Caneday, Leisure Science Department, Oklahoma State University (former Stillwater Parks Board member). Interviewed April City of Stillwater Green Belt Plan. City of Stillwater Public Library. City of Stillwater website: www.stillwater.org. Accessed April COUCH PARK HALS NO. OK-45 PAGE 2 City of Stillwater Wikipedia webpage: Accessed April

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Brandon Burlingame, April 9, Dr. Charles L. Leider, Professor and Faculty Sponsor Landscape Architecture Program Oklahoma State University and ASLA HALS Liaison for Oklahoma charles.leider@okstate.edu View of vernacular naturalistic landscape in Couch Park (Brandon Burlingame, April 16, COUCH PARK HALS NO. OK-45 PAGE 3 View of Couch Park facing the north sports complex (Brandon Burlingame, April 16,