Officials with River Heritage Conservancy have spent the better part of a decade preparing for Origin Park — which, when finished, is expected to be more than 400 acres of reclaimed land near the Ohio River in Clarksville.

Its mission is to celebrate the Ohio River while honoring the history of the land itself.

Conservancy CEO Dennis Schnurbusch said the work so far has included property acquisition, planning and design and starting to prepare the space.

“This land is comprised entirely of junkyards, brownfields, landfills, things that have been abused,” he said. “It's not like we're starting from scratch with land that you've purchased that doesn't maybe…have those types of challenges associated with them.”

The organization has secured around 80% of needed land, including some through

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