Voice of America Park & Museum
8070 Tylersville Road
West Chester, OH
Posted: Aug.15.07
The 330-acre Voice of America Park and the Voice of
America Museum is a tremendous resource to the community. The
property was decommissioned by the federal government in 2000 and
presented to the residents of West Chester for recreational and
historic monument purposes. The Voice of America Bethany Station
served the world for more than 50 years delivering news of freedom
and democracy to oppressed citizens of faraway lands.
The 1940s art-deco building serves as the offices
for West Chester Township Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts,
and is being converted into a museum recognizing the historical
significance of the site. Other museums to be hosted in the VOA
Museum are the Gray History of Wireless Museum and Media Heritage.
For more on museum efforts, visit http://www.wc8voa.org/
The Voice of America Park provides the community with 330 acres of
open space to enjoy. Development plans for the park include
extensive passive and active recreational opportunities as well as
recognition of the historical significance of the property.
Currently, residents enjoy athletic fields, mowed walking paths, a
wet meadow, Wiggly Field dog park, the Diasaku Ikeda Tree Grove and
open spaces for leisure activities.
Wiggly Field is a 3-acre dog park that accommodates small and large
dogs for off-leash play. The dogs enjoy visiting with one another,
as do the owners in this social gathering space. A welcome are to
Wiggly Field features a paved patio where favorite family pets can
be recognized with a Canine Commemorative Brick (click here for
order form). Wiggly Field was made possible with contributions from
Iams, Tanya's Treasures and Sassy's Friends.
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