Plans to upgrade East Palestine Park approved

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced June 20 that plans for revitalizing East Palestine City Park were approved by the East Palestine City Council.

Norfolk Southern will now move forward developing a full master plan for the community’s park. Total improvements — funded entirely by Norfolk Southern — are expected to cost upwards of $25 million. The company hired

Pittsburgh-based architecture firm Michael Baker International to design the plans.

Major elements of the proposed park improvements include:

• A new aquatic center and pool house

• Three new modern playgrounds

• Upgraded baseball fields

• New basketball courts and tennis courts

• Improvements to the brick pavilion

• A new amphitheater with an electrified stage

• Enhanced parking lots and improved traffic flow

• General upgrades to facilities and walkways

The donation to East Palestine City Park brings Norfolk Southern’s total financial commitment to the community of East Palestine to approximately $62 million, with more to come, according to a press release from Norfolk Southern.

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My family’s summer vacation was broken up into four segments over one w eek. When completed, our road trip would look roughly like an oval, or even more like a kidney bean.

After our first stop at Caesar Creek State Park in Ohio, we traveled south toward Kentucky. We passed over bridges in Cincinnati while the kids peered out their windows at the various stadiums and businesses downtown. It was quite a change from our rolling hills and wide-open fields at home.

We were on our way to Mammoth Cave National Park in south central Kentucky. The park’s 52,000 acres is a playground for hikers, boaters and cave explorers. I wanted the opposite of a sunny beach vacation and a characteristic of a cave is complete darkness. Even though Mammoth Cave was a new destination for my family, it has a rich history as a vacation destination.

Big attraction. Mammoth Cave is known for being the longest cave system in the world. As of now, there are over 400 miles of explored caves. Some scientists estimate that there are possibly another 600 miles still to be explored. Mammoth Cave was one of the first scenic attractions in the United States.

Named for its massive size, Mammoth Cave’s tourism is thought to have begun in 1816. Before tourism, the cave system was mined for saltpeter during the War of 1812. The large underground passages and chambers fell under the category of “big is beautiful” like other natural wonders in the United States like the Grand Canyon and giant sequoias. Steamboat and railroad travel increased tourism to the area.

Exploration and tourism continued to grow until the need for preservation became evident. Many citizens advocated for the area to be established as a national park. Mammoth Cave was dedicated as a national park on July 1, 1941. Workers staying at several CCC camps improved and created trails throughout the cave’s passageways. Work was done above ground as well planting trees and creating stone structures.

Laborers also improved lodging available in the park including the woodland cottages. We stayed in the campground next to the cottages and only a quarter of a mile from the visitor center. During our three days at the park, we never had to get back into our vehicle. Another bonus to our camping trip was that our friends met us there and camped with us.

Cave tour. We did all the regular camping things like playing cards by firelight and roasting s’mores but at the top of our list of activities was a cave tour. Several months earlier, we