A dedication ceremony including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign War and the Disabled American Veterans will be held at the park on Memorial Day, May 28. Irish Buffalo Creek Park Enters Design Phase Preparation of design work and constructions documents for Irish Buffalo Creek Park on Bethpage Road is underway. City officials hope that beginning park development now means the facility could open in 2002. To add your input to the development of Irish Buffalo Creek on Bethpage Road and Forest Park, adjacent to Forest Park, call the Parks and Recreation Department 938-5133. The Kannapolis gateway on Lane Street off Exit 63 is a project of Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department and the Beautifiacation Committee.
Additional gateways are under development.
Kannapolis Cemetery , located on C Street. One of the earliest markers found in the Kannapolis Cemetery dates back to 1746, making the cemetery an important part of Kannapolis' history and a connection for many to generations of their family. The cemetery is also registered as an historic landmark. This is why the Parks and Recreation Department is working to catalogue and map all of the plots in the cemetery. When this project is completed, information will be available from the Parks and Recreation Department and online.