On April 13, 2024, the City held a Ribbon Cutting Event at the 5 million dollar, newly developed Henry D. Perry Park. The park was moved from its original site at Wellman Field about a half-mile away to the Henry D. Perry Education Center's recreational field to make way for the development of townhomes.
Henry D. Perry Park is named in honor of Dr. Henry D. Perry who along with his wife Margarette were one of the pioneer families who shaped Miramar. Mr. Perry settled in this area after the 1926 hurricane demolished the ice cream plant he and his brothers, Lonnie and Carl, had started. A discovery that he could produce milk cheaper than buying it led Mr. Perry to owning the 1,200-acre Perry Dairy Farm. As development grew in the area the farm was sold off piece by piece. North Perry Airport, Henry D. Perry Middle School, Annabel Perry Elementary School, Perry Park, and Calder Race Track now cover areas of the old dairy farm.
The Perry Park Wellman Field was previously the field of the Henry D. Perry Educational Center. It was developed by a partnership between the City of Miramar and the School Board of Broward County. The Park is available to the public weekday evenings and all day on the weekends and holidays. Use is restricted to the students during school days.
Park amenities include an open play field area, a 200-meter oval running track with a 100-meter straight away, a shade covered playground , table tennis tables, and a ¼ mile walking path with exercise stations. The basketball and racquetball courts were renovated. The park also has public restrooms and water fountains.
The new Perry Park is part of the Historic Miramar Innovation and Technology Village project that plans to "create high-quality housing, an innovation and technology hub, a public safety complex, commercial mixed-use opportunities, and open space that integrates into the existing community and links the various surrounding public and private uses." read more