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History SwaseyParkencompassesover7acreswithinthetownofMeredithalongtheshoresofLakeWaukewanandtheSwaseyCanal.PriortoEuropeansettlement,theareaadjacenttotheoutletofWaukewanwashometoNativeAmericantribes.In1816,JohnBondSwaseyconstructedthecanal,creatinganewoutletfromWaukewantoWinnipesaukeeandjump-startingMeredith'sindustrialrevolution.Swasey'sdescendantsgavetheparktotheTownin1976.

NaturalFeatures

SwaseyParkisaniconicremnantofthenaturalshorelinethatoncesurroundedLakeWaukewan.Itsforestedslopesaboveclear,slow-movingwaters

reflectbacktoatimewhennativeAbenakisoncepliedthesewatersandfishedfromitsbanks.Althoughfairlysmall,thiswoodedgemisrepletewitharichdiversityoffloraandfauna,includinganunusualblackgumtree,aredpinerockyridge,ancientredoaks,statelywhitepines,andafishandwaterfowl-filledshoreline.CometasteasampleofMeredithnaturalpastinyourbackyard!Please Remember - Carry In - Carry Out - No Bathroom Facilities - Stay on the trail - No Fires, Fireworks, Smoking - Please clean up after pets - Do not venture onto wetlands or ice in winter as water flowing under ice makes it unsafe.

Directions:FromDowntownMeredithtakeMainStreettoHighStreet,.2milestoparkentrance.ParkingWalkTimes:P-1500ft,2minutewalkP-2.2miles,3minutewalkP-3.3miles,6minutewalkP-4.3Miles,6minutewalkPublicBoatLaunchandPortaPotty(seasonal)located.4milestothewest.Whenusingtheparkpleasekeepinmindthatitislocatedinaresidentialarea.