The History of Oak Ridge Park with Jeff Cupo

Join local historian Jeff Cupo, as he discusses the deep and significant history of Oak Ridge Park and the surrounding Ash Brook Swamp. From prehistoric mastodons browsing the wetlands, a Lenape village playing European colonists against each other, a plantation built on the coerced labor of enslaved workers, Black soldiers fighting for liberty and helping save Washington's army, and potentially serving as a path to freedom on the Underground Railroad, Oak Ridge Park serves as a powerful lesson on the valuable history that exists right in our backyard.