Sheridan Park

Sheridan Park is a municipal park in the city of Cudahy, Wisconsin. Situated on the shore of Lake Michigan, the park has trees, shrubs, and other plants native to this region of Wisconsin.[1]

Sheridan Park
A section of the Oak Leaf Trail in Sheridan Park
LocationCudahy, Wisconsin
Coordinates42.961105°N 87.847794°W / 42.961105; -87.847794
Created1914 (1914)
Operated byMilwaukee County Parks Department
WebsiteOfficial website

History
Sheridan Park pond
View of Lake Michigan from a bluff at Sheridan Park

The mayor of Cudahy, Wisconsin in 1913, Christ Woehsner, believed that a public park should be built on the shore of Lake Michigan. In a letter, he expressed his deep appreciation for the beauty that the area offered. The letter led to the purchase of land near the shore of Lake Michigan from the landowner, Patrick Cudahy. In 1914, the Public Park of Cudahy became an official park. In 1920, the name was changed to Sheridan Park in memory of Major-General Philip Henry Sheridan.[2]

Natural history

Sheridan Park contains distinct natural areas. There are open fields, wooded areas, bluffs, beaches, and a pond. The area along the bluff contains plant species native to this part of Wisconsin.

Recreation

Adjacent to Lake Michigan, the park contains baseball/softball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, a swimming pool, a children's playground, a picnic area, part of the Oak Leaf Trail, and a pond.[1]

Flora and fauna
  • Canada geese
  • Canada geese
  • Mallards and Canada geese in Sheridan Park pond
  • Female mallard in Sheridan Park pond
  • Birch tree
  • Red pine
  • Spruce
  • Birch tree
  • Staghorn sumac
  • Red osier dogwood
  • Rough-stemmed goldenrod
  • Cattails near Sheridan Park pond
  • Dandelion

References
  1. http://county.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntyParks/maps/Sheridan1.pdf
  2. Roepke, Rebecca; Gibbs, Michelle (2014). Sheridan Park: A Centennial History of Cudahy's First Park 1914-2014. Cudahy, Wisconsin: Friends of Cudahy Library (FOCL). pp. 9, 11.
  3. "Sheridan Park Pond". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ebird. "eBird--Sheridan Park". eBird. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
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