Dankwardt Park

{{Short description|Park in Burlington, United States of America}}

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| name = Dankwardt Park

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| location = Burlington, Iowa

| coords = {{Coord|40.7822297|-91.1075699|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| area = 72 acres

| created = {{Start date|1937}}

| operator = City of Burlington Parks and Recreation Department

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| status = Always open

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Dankwardt Park is a {{convert|72|acre}} municipal park in the southeast section of Burlington, Iowa.{{Cite book |last=Project (Iowa) |first=Federal Writers' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5M0AAAAIAAJ&dq=Dankwardt+Park+Burlington,+Iowa&pg=PA45 |title=A Guide to Burlington, Iowa |date=1939 |publisher=Acres-Blackmar Company |language=en}} It is located adjacent to Crapo Park and is bordered by Shoquoquon Drive, and by South Main Street and Madison Avenue. The park was established in 1937 on land donated to the city by Lydia Dankwardt as a memorial to her family.{{cite web |url= http://www.burlington-ia.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/ParksGardens |title= Burlington Parks & Gardens |website= worldweb.com |publisher= |accessdate= October 19, 2013 |archive-date= April 6, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150406030242/http://www.burlington-ia.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/ParksGardens/ |url-status= dead }} Dankwardt Park host numerous recreational opportunities, including a disc golf course,{{cite web |url= http://www.pdga.com/course_directory/course/dankwardt-park |title= dankwardt park |website=PDGA |publisher= |accessdate=October 19, 2013}} a swimming pool and tennis courts.