Blue Bell Park

For the baseball stadium in College Station, Texas, see Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Blue Bell Hill Park[1] commonly known as Blue Bell Park is a small park located in Blue Bell Hill by Germantown, Philadelphia. The park is located on the Wissahickon Creek and is directly southeast of Wissahickon Valley Park.[2][3] The RittenhouseTown Historic District is located at Blue Bell Hill.[4]

In 1974, a small group of undergraduate Pan-Hellenic Council members known as "The Family" founded the Philadelphia Greek Picnic in Blue Bell Park which later attracted an attendance of over 250,000 people.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ Baker, Brandon (2015-08-14). "Five for Friday: Kristin Gavin". PhillyVoice. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  2. ↑ White, Janine (2012-10-10). "I Tried It: Unite Fitness Decathlon". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ↑ Grady, Matt (2015-04-29). "Additional details released about upcoming Walnut Lane Bridge closure". Newsworks.org. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ↑ Bruch, Laura J. (1998-05-12). "Making A Place For History Blue Bell Hill's Rich Past Will Be Documented In An Exhibit.". philly-archives. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  5. ↑ Elizabeth Calvert Fine (2003). Soulstepping: African American Step Shows. University of Illinois Press. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-252-02475-7.
  6. ↑ Kenneth L. Kusmer; Joe W. Trotter (1 August 2009). African American Urban History since World War II. University of Chicago Press. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-0-226-46512-8.

Coordinates: 40°01′59″N 75°11′49″W / 40.033070°N 75.196913°W / 40.033070; -75.196913

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