Alexander Wiley Park is named for the local attorney and United States Senator. In 1926, Alexander Wiley is listed in Wright’s City Directory in the Union Block on North Bridge Street as a lawyer. He would later be elected to the US Senate in 1938, serving for 24 years and chairing the Committee on the Judiciary (1947-1949) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (1953-1955).
The park sits on .4 acres of land on High Street, East of the Rainbow Bridge. A stand of small trees was recently cleared, giving this humble park a view of the town below. The park was dedicated in 1984 and is the site of a time capsule moved due to road work on Bridge Street.
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