Penn Park — Attraction in York

This area was a Civil War Hospital. History abounds. The modern city park in downtown York known as Penn Park or Penn Common was once a huge field hospital and tended to the wounded and dead from the Battle of Gettysburg. The former location of the York Fair and the U.S. Army Hospital during the Civil War, Penn Commons Park is a beautifully restored greenway that features a tennis court, playground, and pavilion. The park also features the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. Marked by granite-metal figures, this memorial is dedicated to the men who fought in...

LOVE THIS PARK THE HISTORIC STATUE THERE IS BREATH TAKING YOU CAN SPOT IT FROM BLOCKS AWAY THEY HAVE BENCHES BASKETBALL COURT 🏀 AND KIDS PLAYGROUND GRASS TO WALK ON WIDE SPACE TO JOG POWERWALK OR EXCERCISE AT ONLY PROBLEM IS THE BASKETBALL 🏀 COURT WAS BUILT ON A GRASSY HILL SO IF YOU MISS A SHOT OR THROW A PASS TO SOMEBODY THE BALL GOES OUT OF THE COURT BECAUSE THERES NO GATES OR WALLS TO KEEP THE BALL IN THE. COURT THERES NO BATHROOMS OR HELP CENTER EITHER BUT THE PARK IS VERY OUT IN THE OPEN NEVER CROWDED...

I loved seeing a lot of members of the community out playing basketball, soccer, and just being outside. However, 3 kids on dirt bikes were biking around, doing wheelies and donuts in the grass. It was dope to see the wheelies but then 4 cop cars showed up and there was a lot of commotion going on. They started talking to everyone playing basketball. It was just weird. Still walked through the park and had a nice...