ROSCOE A park being built in Roscoe Township is intended to preserve the area’s history while promoting a sense of community for present and future generations.
The Roscoe Township Board of Trustees broke ground Wednesday for a park and 3,350-square-foot community center at the 4500 block of Hononegah Road.
The development dubbed Founder’s Park will be located on 17 acres that includes the original home of Roscoe Township’s first non-native settler couple, Robert and Hanna Cross.
The Roscoe Township Historical Society is raising private funds to restore the Cross home, which was built in the 1840s.
The park will feature an open pavilion with seating, a vendor area for outdoor events, indoor antique farm equipment displays, a farmer’s market area, walking paths and community gardens.