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Tom Sawyer Park is just one of the unique park that is found in Kentucky. It is located in the northeastern part of Jefferson County and is about 550 acres big. There are many activities to do there such as running, playing ball, swimming, and much more. It was named after former Jefferson County executive judge Erbon Powers Sawyer (1915-1969). The park was purchased in June 1969 by the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the Kentucky Department of Mental Health and the park was first opened in 1974. The Kentucky Department of Mental Health still had a part of the park, "a portion of the property had once been used for farmland for the mental health hospital."