Kinder Farm Park

Kinder Farm Park
The Farm, seen from Gali Sanchez Way
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Location	Millersville, Maryland
Coordinates	39°06′05″N 76°35′04″W
Area	288 acres (117 ha)

Kinder Farm Park is a park located in rural Millersvile, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The park contains 288 acres (1.17 km²) and is operated by Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks. It is open year-round. Organizations using the park include the Friends of Kinder Farm Park^[1] and the Kinder Farm Park 4H Livestock Club.^[2]

History

The park is named after the Kinder family, who once ran the farm that now exists within the park. The family made its first land purchases within Anne Arundel County in 1892, and at their peak owned 1,100 acres of farmland within the county.^[3] In the decades that followed World War II, the family slowly began selling off pieces of the land for residential development. In 1979, they decided to sell the remaining 288 acres to Anne Arundel County on the condition that the land be used as a park. They did this because they wanted to preserve the farm's history and provide an open space in an area that was becoming more and more developed.^[4]

See also

• Downs Park
• Fort Smallwood Park
• Quiet Waters Park

References

1. "Friends of Kinder Farm Park". www.kinderfarmpark.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
2. "kinderpark4h.org - Registered at Namecheap.com". www.kinderpark4h.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. "Kinder Farm Park offers footpaths, horse trails and fishing. But its central feature is the focus on Anne Arundel's agricultural legacy". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
4. Heisch, Sandra. "Kinder Farm Park History - Anne Arundel County, MD". www.aacounty.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.