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Prentis Park is a city park in Vermillion, South Dakota. It is a rectangular 20-acre (8.1 ha) park located on the block bounded by Plum Street, Main Street, Clark Street, and Prentis Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]
About Prentis Park. Located between Main and Clark Streets on Plum Street ; The park cover 19.4 acres; Features. Band shell; Lighted baseball field; Lighted basketball courts; Lighted horseshoes; Lighted shuffleboard; Lighted volleyball courts; Newly renovated swimming pool with a 110 feet water slide; Picnic shelters; Playground areas ...
The swimming pool is located in Prentis Park. The Prentis Plunge is home to: Open-swims; Private parties; Cardboard Boat Regatta ; Swim team practices; United Way / Red Cross Swim Lessons; and other special events. The water is heated and maintained at approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
28 sty 2023 · A milestone birthday is approaching for Vermillion’s beloved Prentis Park. This year, the park will turn 100 years old, and Vermillion resident and historian Evelyn Schlenker is capturing its unique history in a book to be published this spring in conjunction with the park’s centennial.
To appreciate the importance of Prentis Park to the citizens of Vermillion when Charles Prentis deeded the first ten acres of land to the City of Vermillion, we need to first view Vermillion from a 1923 lens.
8 sie 2021 · Vermillion's third city park was created in 1923 when Charles E. Prentis donated ten acres of land for that purpose in memory of his late wife. (A historical marker located in Vermillion in Clay County, South Dakota.)
19 mar 2021 · This year, Vermillion will be opening Prentis Plunge with some added safety measures designed to keep the public healthy. Last year, there were still so many unknowns about the virus that the Vermillion City Council and Parks and Recreation Director Jim Goblirsch agreed it would be best to keep the city aquatic center closed.
