Chatham County recently broke ground on Parker’s Ridge Park, which will be located on former farmland. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 29. It was held indoors at the Moncure Fire Station due to rainy conditions.
The park will feature an inclusive playground, a pump track, a walking trail, and a picnic shelter.
The park is named after Atlas and Lola Tart Parker, who alongside their family farmed the land for 70 years. It was then sold by the Parkers to the county in 2011, and the name was chosen in 2019. In total, the land sold by the family makes up approximately 138 acres…