Elm Park is a historic park located between Park Avenue, Highland, Russell, and Elm Streets in Worcester. The land was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first purchases of land to be used as a public park in the United States, and the park is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Originally consisting of pastureland, the 60-acre park was redesigned and landscaped. Today, the park includes Newton Hill and contains basketball courts, a playground, picnic areas, a pond with two footbridges, tennis courts, walking paths, and more. People enjoy ice-skating in the park during the winter, and the location is popular during the warmer months for weddings.

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