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Named Constitution Park when first created in 1832, it wasn't until 1857 that the elm trees arrived and with it the park's new name.

Elm Park was the first planned housing development in the area.

House lots were laid out around the common and the owners of which given rights to the well at the south end of the common.

By the 1950s, Dutch elm disease had ravaged most of the trees.

In the early 1960s, the last tree was taken down and the park's fountain dismantled.

Thirty years later, thanks to the perseverance of Groveland residents and town officials, the town received the first of several state grants to restore Elm Park.

With assistance from the Department of Environmental Management, the Historic Commission and others, Groveland has succeeded in restoring Elm Park to its historic charm.