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On
Saturday the 15 of July, 2000 the Pittsfield Historical
Society Dedicated Pittsfield's newest park named in
honor of Frank Lyman. This park was designed/created by
a group of volunteers from the town of Pittsfield. This
park could not have been created without the support of
the citizens of Pittsfield and the many organizations
who contributed time and finances.
The Chairman of the Park Committee was Larry Berkson,
the President of the Pittsfield Historical Society. The
stone work in this park was the work of Master Stone
Mason Daniel Schroth. Raymond Webber III was in charge
of building the gazebo.
An
attempt has been made to provide a pictorial view of the
park in its creation and its final dedication. You are
welcome to view this pictorial view below:
Mining the Granite
A group of volunteers
quarrying the granite
somewhere off Tilton Hill in April, 1999
Stage One of the
Construction of Frank Lyman Park
Initial clean up of the
"Yellow Block" lot in the
fall of 1998.
The
beginning of the Park. Early
site preparation in April
1999.
Early stages of the wall construction in
May 1999
Moving granite the hard way
with Dan Schroth supervising.
Stage Two of the
Construction of Frank Lyman Park
Under the watchful eye of
Dan Schroth, work on the
"Wall" at Frank Lyman Park progressed quite
satisfactorily. Dan supervised the placement of the
stone work and the capstone on the wall so that it is
now taking on the appearance of a wall structure.
Larry Berkson on the Tractor
Bill Provencal and Paul Provencal
trying to figure what rock to place where.
The memorial stone is
unloaded from the truck.
The
memorial stone being set on its
pedestal.
Lyman Park Dedication
Mrs. Frank Lyman at Lyman Park
dedication.
The infamous
"group of five" receiving
their awards for time and effort in building of this
park.
Larry Berkson, President of
Pittsfield Historical Society receiving his recognition
for work and effort in construction of Historical Trail
and Lyman Park.
Dan Schroth receiving his
award from Larry Berkson for his effort in the
construction of the granite wall within this park.
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