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Earthworks

                            Earthworks Park                                                                                          The sculpted land acts as a dam to
                            was designed by the                                              Meadow                                  detain water during storm events
                            artist Herbert Bayer                                                                                     and prevent flooding downtown,
                            and opened in 1982.                                                                                      while still supporting a healthy
                                                                                                                                     creek ecosystem. During floods,
             If you’ve been there, you’ve                                                                                            portions of the land art are
             probably noticed the rings of                                                                                           hidden and then slowly revealed
             water and doughnut-shaped earth                                                                                         as the waters recede.
             mounds, but did you know they
             serve a very special purpose?





                                                                                            Split
                                                                                            Rings
                                                Mill
                                               Creek
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Holding
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Basin




                               Cone
                               Mound                                                                                                                                Raised
                                                                                                                                                                   Walkway
                                                                       Berm



                                                                                                                                                         Observation                         Holding
                                                                                                                                                              Desk                            Basin
                                                                    Double
                                                                    Ring Pond
                                              Grass
                                               cone



                                                         Oval
                                                        mound







           Senior
          Activity
           Center



                                                                                                                                                                                                            But fortunately there’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                            no flooding today, so we
                                                                                                                                                                                                            see the Kent community
                                                                                         Fun Fact:
                                                                                         Earthworks Park was                                                                                                gathered for a street fair
                                                                                         designated as Kent’s first                                                                                         and concert happening
                                                                                         ever “landmark” in 2008.                                                                                           along Titus Festival Street.



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