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Wrightwood Park
Features
- Baseball / Softball Field - Youth
- Picnic Shelter
- Picnic Tables
- Playground (Ages 2-12)
- Restrooms
- Swings - Standard
- Swings - Toddler (Bucket Swing)
Visit the picnic shelter rentals page for complete details on renting the shelter at Wrightwood Park.
Visit the athletic rentals page for complete details on renting a field at Wrightwood Park.
The heirs of Richard Wright donated 17 acres for a park on Anderson Street (Wrightwood Park) in 1941, after a Works Progress Administration project had opened and extended the street to allow for new development. It was Richard Wright who donated funding to establish a school for neglected children in Durham, which later was named the Wright School.
Visit the athletic rentals page for complete details on renting a field at Wrightwood Park.
History
The heirs of Richard Wright donated 17 acres for a park on Anderson Street (Wrightwood Park) in 1941, after a Works Progress Administration project had opened and extended the street to allow for new development. It was Richard Wright who donated funding to establish a school for neglected children in Durham, which later was named the Wright School.