Haddad Riverfront Park

Haddad Riverfront Park
Haddad Riverfront Park, viewed from across the Kanawha River

Location	600 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S.^[1]
Coordinates	38°20′56.9″N 81°38′18.2″W / 38.349139°N 81.638389°W / 38.349139; -81.638389 (Haddad Riverfront Park)^[2]
Designation	Municipal park
Named for	Fred Haddad
Owner	Charleston City Government Parks and Recreation

Haddad Riverfront Park is a municipal park along the Kanawha River in Charleston, Kanawha County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is named for Fred Haddad, a prominent Arab-American businessman from West Virginia.

Geography and setting

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Haddad Riverfront Park is a municipal park located between the Kanawha River and Kanawha Boulevard East, in downtown Charleston, West Virginia, between Court and Capitol Streets.^[2] The park is located near several prominent downtown Charleston landmark buildings, situated approximately 525 feet (160 m) south of Charleston City Hall, approximately 620 feet (190 m) south of the Kanawha County Courthouse, directly across Kanawha Boulevard from the Four Points by Sheraton–Charleston, and is to the immediate west of the Union Building.^[2] The Downtown Charleston Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places is located immediately to the park's northeast.^[2] The Unity Statue is situated in the park.

History

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In October 1994, the Charleston Festival Commission blamed the construction of Haddad Waterfront Park for the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta's $60,000 deficit in 1994 and the event's $75,000 deficit in 1993.^[3] The commission explained that attractions for the regatta had to be scaled back due to the construction.^[3]

The first major event to take place at Haddad Waterfront Park was an Independence Day fireworks display, ignited by Zambelli Fireworks, on July 4, 1995.^[4]

References

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^ "Parks and Recreation". City of Charleston, West Virginia website. Charleston, West Virginia: City of Charleston Government, Parks and Recreation. 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Map centered on the Haddad Riverfront Park (Map). Google Maps. 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Charleston regatta loses money again". The Register-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. October 13, 1994. p. 3A. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
^ "West Virginia celebrates July 4 - Independence Day". Cumberland Times-News. Cumberland, Maryland. July 2, 1995. p. 2B. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspaperarchive.com.

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Protected areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Parks	New River Gorge
National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Harpers Ferry
National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson Monongahela
National Recreation Areas	Gauley River (NPS) Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks (USFS)
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National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Preserves	New River Gorge
Wilderness Areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Mountain Lake Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness
National Rivers	Bluestone NSR

State

State parks	Audra Babcock Beartown Beech Fork Berkeley Springs Blackwater Falls Blennerhassett Island Bluestone Cacapon Resort Camp Creek Canaan Valley Resort Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Cass Scenic Railroad Cathedral Cedar Creek Chief Logan Droop Mountain Battlefield Fairfax Stone Greenbrier River Trail Hawks Nest Holly River Little Beaver Lost River Moncove Lake North Bend Rail Trail North Bend Pinnacle Rock Pipestem Resort Prickett's Fort Stonewall Jackson Lake Tomlinson Run Tu-Endie-Wei Twin Falls Resort Tygart Lake Valley Falls Watoga Watters Smith Memorial
Former state parks	Booker T. Washington Grandview Grave Creek Mound James Rumsey Monument Mingo Oak Mont Chateau Morgan Morgan Monument
State forests	Cabwaylingo Calvin Price Camp Creek Coopers Rock Greenbrier Kanawha Kumbrabow Seneca
Wildlife management areas	Allegheny Amherst-Plymouth Anawalt Lake Bear Rocks Lake Becky Creek Beech Fork Lake Berwind Lake Beury Mountain Big Ditch Big Ugly Bluestone Burches Run Burnsville Lake Castleman Run Lake Cecil H. Underwood Center Branch Cheat Canyon Chief Cornstalk Conaway Run Lake Cross Creek Dents Run Dunkard Fork East Lynn Lake Edwards Run Elk Creek Elk River Fairfox Pond-Rehe Fort Mill Ridge Fox Forest Frozen Camp Green Bottom Handley Hilbert Hillcrest Horse Creek Hughes River Huttonsville State Farm The Jug Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Laurel Lake Lewis Wetzel Little Indian Creek McClintic Meadow River Mill Creek Moncove Lake Morris Creek Nathaniel Mountain Panther Pedlar Pleasant Creek Plum Orchard Lake Pruntytown State Farm R.D. Bailey Lake Ritchie Mines Sand Hill Shannondale Springs Short Mountain Slatyfork Sleepy Creek Smoke Camp Snake Hill South Branch Stonecoal Lake Stonewall Jackson Lake Stumptown Summersville Lake Tate Lohr Teter Creek Lake Thorn Creek Tug Fork Turkey Run Upper Deckers Creek Upper Mud River Valley Bend Wetlands Wallback Widmeyer Woodrum Lake
Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center

Local

Municipal parks	Cameron City Pool Camp Mad Anthony Wayne Fries Park Haddad Riverfront Park James Rumsey Monument Magic Island Marland Heights Park Memorial Park Oglebay Park Ritter Park Staunton Park Wheeling Park

Non-
governmental

Nature Conservancy preserves	Bear Rocks Brush Creek Cranesville Swamp Greenland Gap Hungry Beech Ice Mountain Mount Porte Crayon Murphy Panther Knob Pike Knob Slaty Mountain Upper Shavers Fork Yankauer