▁park ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁features ▁three ▁light ed ▁soft ball ▁fields , ▁con cess ion ▁stand , ▁basketball ▁courts , ▁pic nic ▁shelter ▁and ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁statue . ▁This ▁statue , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁park , ▁was ▁sculpt ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 – 2 9 ▁by ▁Leonard ▁C run elle . ▁Its ▁dedic ation ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁many ▁notable ▁guests , ▁and ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁newsp apers ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Wil bur ▁Park , ▁a ▁ ▁park ▁don ated ▁by ▁local ▁industrial ist ▁W . ▁T . ▁Raw le igh ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁son ▁( who ▁died ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ), ▁was ▁de eded ▁over ▁to ▁Free port ▁Park ▁District ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁park ▁features ▁land sc aped ▁terrain ▁and ▁play ground ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Public ▁schools ▁ ▁Free port ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Carl ▁Sand burg ▁Middle ▁School ▁ ▁Free port ▁Middle ▁School ▁ ▁Jones - F arr ar ▁Mag net ▁School ▁ ▁Black h awk ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Center ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Empire ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Lincoln - D oug las ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Taylor ▁Park ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁ ▁Im manuel ▁Luther an ▁ ▁Aqu in ▁ ▁Catholic ▁School s ▁ ▁Tri - Count y ▁Christian ▁School s ▁ ▁Open ▁Bible ▁Learning ▁Center