COLUMBIA — It's Sunday, Aug. 21, 1949, in Columbia, and about 10,000 people are attending a dedication of Cosmo Park, a 35-acre tract donated to the city by the Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club. That’s quite a turnout for a town with a population of around 15,000.
Columbia parks a product of careful planning
Public participation key to the development of city's recreational facilities
Sunday, December 20, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST;
updated 4:06 p.m. CST, Sunday, December 20, 2009
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