Hampton Park Research Paper

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Hampton Park is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina located at 30 Mary Murray Drive. Being 60 acres long, it is the largest park on the peninsula. In the past week, I have visited Hampton Park three days. I visited the park on Thursday, February 23rd from 1:00-1:45pm, Saturday, February 25th from 9:00-10:00am and 2:30-3:30pm, as well as Sunday, February 26th from 12:00-2:00pm. The first time I visited Hampton Park, I was very surprised to see such a large and beautiful park in the downtown area. Charleston is a small city where people often feel packed like sardines, so it was refreshing to see a park where people can spread out and enjoy the warm weather South Carolina has to offer. The first thing I noticed were the beautiful trees …show more content…

It was on the chillier side when I arrived, so I had to bundle up as I explored the walking trail. I was caught off guard to see a man sleeping on a bench. My first thoughts were how sorry I felt for this man, and as my mind wandered, I began thinking about how fortunate I am. As I continued walking around the trail, I noticed a group of Citadel students on their morning run. I could hear them in group chant as they ran around the park. I later realized how close the proximity of Hampton Park is to the Citadel, which explained why I occasionally saw Citadel students running around. Due to it being a chilly and dreary morning, I was not as excited about Hampton Park as the first day. I found it interesting how the weather affected my mood and altered my thoughts and opinions of the …show more content…

It was a beautiful Sunday as the sun was shining and there was hardly any clouds in the sky. I was happy to see how crowded the park was, especially with families. This was the first time that I noticed there to be more families than small groups of friends. During the two hours I was there, I saw three different families feeding loaves of bread to the ducks in the pond. This made me reminisce about my childhood, and all the good memories I have with my family feeding ducks. One family that I saw were dressed up fancy. The mother and daughter were in sundresses and the father and sons were in button down shirts and khaki pants. This made me think they must have attended church earlier that morning, and possibly had breakfast or brunch after because it was later in the afternoon. I often see well dressed families walking up and down King Street on the weekends, but it was nice to see a family walking around the park, enjoying the beautiful day. This made me feel content with my Sunday, as I think one day, I would want to go to the park with my family every chance I could

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