Atlas 46 is teaming up with Imagine Hillsboro in creating a fun and safe family environment in the small town of Hillsboro, IL. This park will represent the rebuilding of a town in the heart of the USA. This is another step towards achieving the philosophy of Atlas 46 which is, rebuilding Small Town America. 

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Central Park is located at the heart of Hillsboro, two blocks east of a downtown that is undergoing a significant renaissance through the work of young people who are buying and rehabilitating buildings to create a different future for the town. The park is situated on land that has played a significant role in the town’s history. A natural spring located on the land provided water to the town for its first 75 years of existence. In 1903, the town built a puddle wall, still visible today, that created the first lake that supplied Hillsboro with water. It is now a city owned park that stands to play another significant role in Hillsboro’s transformation.

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Central Park, which is close to the city’s Challacombe House Park, includes a public swimming pool built in 1937 by the WPA, concession stand and pickle ball courts for the summer months. In October 2019, the “Pawsboro 620-K9” dog park opened after a community-led effort raised $18,000 for its construction. Central Park is poised to be the nexus point of our planned hiking and running trails that will run throughout the city.