Greencastle Parks Dept. dedicating Ballard Family Park Saturday afternoon

The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department will be dedicating the Walter and Eleanor Ballard Family Park Saturday, July 2 at 3 p.m.

The park location was donated to the City of Greencastle on Sept. 3, 2015. The Ballard family donated a 1.2-acre tract of land adjacent to the People Pathways section that passes in front of the Greencastle Walmart Supercenter.

The Ballard Family home stood on this property until it was moved south to the property along Ballard Lane, near the Putnam County Airport.

In representing the Ballard family, including Phil Ballard and Sara Ballard Niles, Marilynn Sturgeon asked the site be named the Walter and Eleanor Ballard Family Park. Walter Ballard served as mayor of Greencastle during World War II.

The family has also asked that a plaque be placed at the site to honor the original owner of the property, Dr. Stevenson.