Volney Rogers Monument and Entrance to Mill Creek Park postcard   Save
Youngstown, Ohio
Description: Postcard of the monument to Volney Rogers at the entrance to Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio, ca. 1939-1960. Rogers drafted and worked to pass the Township Parks Improvement Act of 1891 and led the campaign to establish the Youngstown Township Park District. He is particularly recognized for his personal effort to preserve Mill Creek Park. The sculpture of Rogers was created by Frederick Hibbard, a sculptor from Cleveland, Ohio, and installed in 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03336
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Youngstown; Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, b. 1881; Sculptors--United States--20th century
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)