Rosen Neighborhood Park

Dedication

1971

Size

8.80 acres

Additional amenities

Backstop
Bench
Electrical box
Grill
Park lighting
Parking lot
Playground area
Shelter
Softball/baseball field
Stand-alone swing
Table
Trash receptacle

Fun facts

Rosen Park was acquired in 1971 and contains 8.80 acres. It is on the border between Fort Worth and Sansom Park. Picnic facilities and a childrens' play area were funded through the 78-81 and completed in 1983. Steep topography prevented the development of some areas of the park. Community Development Block Grant funding in 1984 provided for parking, walks, and minor improvements. In 2003-04, Rosen Park was the recipient of improvements funded through an Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) grant and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Community Development Block Grant funds. They consisted of concrete paving, trash receptacles, picnic tables, pedestal grill and shingle replacement on the shelter.

History

The park likely takes its name from Sam Rosen or Rosen Heights, a suburban community that was annexed into Fort Worth in 1922. Rosen (1868-1932) was a Russian immigrant who became a merchant and developer in North Fort Worth. He developed Rosen Heights for workers at the nearby Swift and Armour packing plants on land he owned.

Recreation

The park has a short 0.25 mile ADA cement trail connecting the parking lot to the playground and pavilion. A softball/baseball area is available in the northeast portion of the park. A footbridge crosses the stream east of the playground.

Geology

The park is within the Fort Worth Limestone and Duck Creek Formation of the early Cretaceous. This formation exhibits ancient marine burrows and pecten, oyster, echinoid, and ammonite fossils.

Soils

The soils are a mix between Sunev and Aledo soil series. Sunev series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in loamy alluvium. They are found on level to moderately steep stream terraces or footslopes of valleys and ridges. The Aledo series consists of shallow, well drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in interbedded limestones and marls of Cretaceous age and they are found on gently sloping to steep uplands.

Ecology

The park has typical urban wildlife species including common birds such as tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, and Carolina chickadee. There are scattered native trees throughout that provide shade. The stream running through the park originates just north of the park, south of Azle Avenue. Its waters flow eventually to the West Fork of the Trinity River.

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