Waverly Park History

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Scott’s first novel, published in 1814, was titled Waverley, and subsequent novels became collectively known as the Waverley Novels. Ms. Harris loved the writings so much that she named the school Waverley School. Major Hays liked the name as well, and he named his entire property Waverley Hills. Somewhere along the line, the spelling was changed from “Waverley” to “Waverly”. In response to a growing tuberculosis epidemic, the Anti-Tuberculosis Association was formed in Louisville in 1906 and headed up by Judge Robert Worth Bingham. Two years later, the association had incorporated as the Louisville Tuberculosis Association and construction of a hospital began on land purchased from Major Hays. It was completed in 1910, and the Louisville Tuberculosis Association chose to retain the name “Waverly Hills.” For more than 50 years, the Waverly Hills Sanatorium operated as a Tuberculosis Hospital, and closed in 1961. A letter dated February 16, 1963, from Charlie Vettiner, then Superintendent of the Jefferson County Playground and Recreation Board, to his fellow board members talked about the proposed new park at Waverly Hills as part of the new Chain of Rainbow Parks. Mr. Vettiner indicated that the Jefferson County Board of Health already owned 273 acres there, and that the board should ask Fiscal Court to purchase an adjacent 29 acres known as the Joseph Kessler property, that was being sold by Kessler’s heirs. The Louisville and Jefferson County Board of Health purchased the land for $13,500 on January 28, 1965, and it became known as Waverly Park.
Over the past few years, Waverly Park has had been the beneficiary of several upgrades including a new fishing dock, parking lot, pavilion, new spillway bridge, dog run and restrooms. In addition, Waverly Park has received many upgrades most notably are the new sustainable trails! The Kentucky Mountain Bike Association (KyMBA) continues to work closely with Louisville Parks and Recreation on a new bike trail segment to increase the current Mountain Bike Loop from a 6.4 mile moderately trafficked loop trail to roughly a 10- mile loop. KyMBA works closely with our Natural Areas’ Division to help maintain the park; specifically, the bike trails. Go Visit Waverly Park… it’s
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