Salem Parks and Playgrounds

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Parks with Playgrounds

  • Mack Park (formerly Ledge Hill Park) began 1886
  • Castle Hill (or Highland Park) began 1906
  • Gallows Hill Park began 1912
  • Forest River Park began 1907
  • Salem Common began 1928
  • High Street Playground began 1928
  • William P. Furlong Memorial Park (formerly Franklin St. Park) began 1926, name change 1973.

Named in memory of Bill Furlong, member of the Salem Fire Dept., veteran of the Spanish-American War as well as a favorite of the children of Salem.

  • Palmer's Cove began 1913
  • Pickman Park began 1944
  • Robert R. McGlew Park began 1944

Named after Corporal John Robert McGlew, a Marine killed in action in W.W.II., awarded the purple heart.

  • John Splaine Memorial Park began 1944

Named in memory of John Splaine Jr. (1895-1953), a W.W.W. I Veteran.

  • Mary Jane Lee Park (corner of Prince and Palmer St.)
  • Broad Street began 1910
  • Collins Cove Park began 1976
  • Michael F. McGrath Park - Marlborough Rd. began 1947
  • Curtis Street Playground began 1968
  • Prince Street Playground began 1980
  • General Irzyk Park began 1940
  • Juniper Point began 1949