The Cincinnati Park Board (officially the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners) maintains and operates all city parks in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
, Ohio. Established in 1911 with the purchase of , today the board services more than of city park space. The board receives its funding from the city, state and federal
grants
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, as well as private
endowments. In 1932 the
Cincinnati Zoo
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the second oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It originally began with in the middle of the ...
was purchased by the city and placed under the management of the board.
See also
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List of parks in Cincinnati
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Great Parks of Hamilton County
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Anderson Township Park District
References
External links
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Government of Cincinnati
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